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Beijing 3rd Round Interview
 7th October 2010
Elena DementievaQ. You were able to hold serve throughout most of the match pretty easily, especially during the second set, but it was in the tiebreak when you weren't able to secure more than a few points. I was just wondering what was happening in the tiebreaks that made you lose?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, first of all, I feel I was a little tired today. I had a very tough week in Tokyo, and coming to this event I was not really 100%, so I had a really slow start in the beginning of the match.
I was down 5 2, was trying to fight and just, you know, find a way to play. But, yeah, I was feeling pretty slow today. I did lots of mistakes, and my reaction wasn't there, so I just gave such a big advantage in the beginning of the game. I was not able to come back.

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Elena knocked out of Beijing
7th October 2010
 Elena DementievaElena is out of the China Open in Beijing in the 3rd round after she lost 6-7 6-7 to Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.

Elena will now take a week off and her next tournament is the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open.
Beijing 2nd Round Interview
 5th October 2010
Elena DementievaQ. You played Kimiko Date in Stanford, almost three hours match. What's the difference between these two matches?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I think it was very important to play against her before. I think it was a good experience, because the way she's playing it's -- it's very different comparing to the other players. She plays very flat, very quick. So you really need to get used to this kind of game, and, you know, be ready for her.
I think she's an incredible athlete, and she's in very good shape. It's never easy to play against her.
So today I was trying to be very focused because no matter what the score is, she's fighting till the end. She can turn the game around very quickly. So I was trying to be very concentrate and just play till the end, until, you know, the last point.

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Elena through to 3rd round meeting with Ivanovic
 5th October 2010
 Elena DementievaElena is through to the 3rd round of the China Open in Beijing as she defeated 40-year-old Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan 6-3 1-6 6-3.

In the 3rd round, Elena will play Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.  Elena has played the former world No.1 5 times before and leads the series 4-1 and won both of their meetings on harcourts.  The last meeting was in Rome earlier this year on clay and Ivanovic won.
Beijing News
 3rd October 2010
 Elena's next tournament is the China Open in Beijing and she is seeded No.7 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round, Elena will play Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan.  Elena has played Date Krumm once before in her comeback match from injury in July in Stanford and won in 3 tough sets.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is No.11 seed Marion Bartoli of France in the 3rd round.

Beijing is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts.  Elena has played here twice before and she reached the quarters in 2007 and 2009.
Elena loses Tokyo final to Wozniacki
 2nd October 2010
 Elena DementievaElena fell at the final hurdle at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as she lost 6-1 2-6 3-6 in the final to No.1 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.

After the final, Elena said: "I feel I played very well in the first set and unfortunately I missed some opportunities in the beginning of the second set and lost a bit of momentum.  She was fighting and playing solid from the baseline and I'm disappointed the way I finished the match but overall it was a good fight.  It has been a great experience this week.I love playing in Tokyo and even though I lost today I think it was a great final. I'm a little tired heading to Beijing, but I will fly tonight or tomorrow and try to get ready for one of the biggest events of the season. Fingers crossed I can do well there."
Elena into Tokyo Final!
 1st October 2010
Elena DementievaElena is through to her fourth final of 2010 at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as she defeated No.5 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4 7-5.

Elena won just 2 of the first 10 points of the match but she quickly found her range as she got her 7th win over the Roland Garros champion.  Elena was up 6-4 5-3 and had 2 match points but lost them when Schiavone hit 2 down-the-line backhand winners. Elena closed the match out four games later, finishing it on a huge forehand winner.

In Saturday's final to be played at 12.00 local time, Elena will play No.1 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.  Elena has played Wozniacki 6 times before and the series is tied 3-3, the last meeting was in New Haven in August which Wozniacki won.
Elena defeats Zvonareva in Tokyo
 30th September 2010
 Elena DementievaElena defeated No.2 seed Vera Zvonareva 7-5 6-2 in 1 hour and 41 minutes to reach the semis in at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. 

Elena will play No.5 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the semis on Friday.  It will be the 2nd match on Centre Court and the schedule begins at 13.00 local time.  Elena has played the Italian 11 times before and leads the series 6-5.

With this win, Elena had guaranteed herself a bye in the first round in Beijing next week - all Tokyo semi-finalists receive this.
Elena through to Tokyo Quarters
 29th September 2010
Elena DementievaElena scored another straight set win today at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as she defeated Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4 6-2 to advance to the quarters.

Elena said this after the win: "I love playing in Tokyo so I'm excited to be in the quarterfinals. This was the first time I played Flavia. We know each other well and used to play doubles together, but had never played in singles. I was nervous at the beginning but by the second set I got into my game and played aggressively."

In the quarters on Thursday, Elena will play No.2 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia.  Elena leads Zvonareva 4-2 in the head-to-head and leads 3-1 on hardcourts.

Elena talks about playing Zvonareva: "It's never easy to play Vera because we know each other so well and have played so many times. She's having a great season so far so it's going to be a tough match for me, but it's a great challenge and I'm looking forward to it."
Elena makes quick work of Shvedova in Tokyo
 28th September 2010
 Elena needed only 51 minutes to advance to the 3rd in Tokyo has she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-0 6-1.

After the win, Elena said: "It was a nice and quick match.  I played very aggressively and consistently the whole match. It's always good to get into a rhythm. There are a few big tournaments left so I want to play my best - no matter how well you do in the beginning of the year, it's always good to have a strong finish.  It has been tough not being able to practice because of the weather.  All the girls were waiting hours for their matches, so I was lucky to play under the roof of Centre Court." 

In Wednesday's 3rd round match, Elena will play her former doubles partner Flavia Pennetta of Italy.  They have never played before.  This match is the 2nd match on Centre Court and the schedule of play begins at 11.00 local time.
Elena to play Tuesday in Tokyo
 27th September 2010
Elena DementievaElena will play her first match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday against Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.  Elena has play Shvedova once before in Rome earlier this year and won 6-4 7-5.  This match is the 3rd match on Centre Court and the schedule begins at 11.00 local time.
Tokyo draw released
 24th September 2010
 The draw for the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan has been released and Elena is seeded No.7 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan or Kurumi Nara of Japan.  Elena has played Shvedova once before earlier this year on clay in Rome and won 6-4 7-5 and Elena has never played Nara.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is No.9 seed Na Li of China in the 3rd round.

Tokyo is a Premier 5 event played on hardcourts.  Elena has played this tournament 8 times before and her best result was winning it in 2006.  Last year Elena lost in the 2nd round.
Elena enters Luxembourg
 23rd September 2010
Elena DementievaElena has been awarded a wildcard for the BGL BNP Paribas Open in Luxembourg which begins on October 18th.

Luxembourg is a International $220K event played indoors.  Elena has played this event twice before and her best result was winning it in 2008.
Heartbreak in New York
 6th September 2010
 Elena's US Open has come to an end at 1.35 am on Monday morning as she lost 3-6 6-2 6-7 in 2 hours and 38 minutes to No.5 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia.

It was a tough match for Elena as she had 4 matchpoints in the 3rd set in the latest ever women's match at the US Open.

After the match, Elena said: “It’s never easy to play that late.  For me, it was probably one of the latest match I ever played in my life. It was really difficult to stay, you know, focused.”
US Open 3rd Round Interview
 3rd September 2010
Elena DementievaQ. Can you just talk about the way you felt you played today.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Um, I feel I had a very slow start, and I have feeling that the center court is a bit faster than the outside courts. Even with the warmup today on the center court, it really took me some time to get used to the surface. So, yeah, I was able to come back after 5 2, and that was the key to the match. I started to play more aggressive match, and much better, started to play much better tennis.

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Elena into US Open last 16
 3rd September 2010
 Elena defeated No.24 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-2 7-5 to reach the 4th round at the US Open.

From 2-5 down in the first set Elena came back to take 11 of the next 13 games.

In the 4th round to be played on Sunday night, Elena will play #5 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia, they have played 5 times before and Elena leads the series 4-1.
Elena advances to 3rd round meeting with Hantuchova in New York
 1st September 2010
 Elena's run at the US Open continues as she defeated Sybille Bammer of Austria 6-3 6-4 in 1 hour and 46 minutes to advance to the 3rd round.

Elena will face a familiar face in the 3rd round on Friday: No.24 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.  They have played 15 times before and Elena leads the series 11-4.
Elena wins first match at US Open
 30th August 2010
 Elena's US Open campaign started with a win as she defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-1 6-2 in 1 hour and 22 minutes.

In Wednesday's 2nd round match, Elena will play Sybille Bammer of Austria.  Elena has played Bammer 5 times before and leads the series 4-1.
New Haven over for Elena
 27th August 2010
 Elena has been knocked out of the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven by top seed and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-1 3-6 6-7.

Elena had numerous chances to take the match including being up 5-3 in the third set.
Elena through to Wozniacki meeting in New Haven
 26th August 2010
 Elena survived a 3-set marathon to advance to the semis of the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven.  Elena defeated #6 seed Marion Bartoli of France 6-3 3-6 6-2 in exactly 3 hours.

In Friday's semis, Elena will play top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.  Elena has played Wozniacki 5 times before and leads the series 3-2 - 5 of the the meeting have come on hardcourts.
US Open draw released
 26th August 2010
 The draw for the 4th and final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open in New York has been released and Elena is seeded #12 and will play Olga Govortsova of Belarus in the 1st round.  Elena has played Govortsova twice before and won both matches.  This match will be played on Monday or Tuesday.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is #24 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the 3rd round and Elena is projected to meet #5 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia in the 4th round.

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Elena has played the US Open 12 times before and her best result was reaching the final in 2004, last year Elena reached the 2nd round.
Elena into New Haven Quarters
 25th August 2010
 Elena is through to her first quarter-final since June after she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine 7-6 6-7 6-4 in 2 hours and 2 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Thursday, Elena will play #6 seed Marion Bartoli of France.  Elena has played Bartoli 7 times before and leads the series 5-2.
Elena comfortably through in New Haven
 23rd August 2010
Elena's New Haven campaign started with a win as she scored a 6-1 6-2 win over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain.

In the 2nd round to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine.  Elena leads the series 4-1.
New Haven draw released
 20th August 2010
 The draw for Elena's final event before the US Open at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven has been released and Elena is seeded #4 and will play Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain in the 1st round.  Elena has never played Martinez Sanchez before.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #6 seed Marion Bartoli of France in the semis.

This will be Elena's first appearance in New Haven since 2007 and she has played there 8 times before and her best result was reaching the semis in 2003, 2004 and 2007.
Elena's title defence over in Montreal
 19th August 2010
Elena DementievaElena run out of steam in her 3rd round match at the Rogers Cup in Montreal as she lost 6-7 4-6 to Jie Zheng of China.

Elena will now head to New Haven which begins on Sunday.
Montreal 2nd Round Interview
 18th August 2010
 Elena DementievaQ. Could you talk about your match today?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: We never played before so it was our first meeting. I was watching her game against Stéphanie Dubois a couple of nights ago and she has a great defence and she moves well, and it's never easy to play your first match. It was a little windy here and there. I was playing a safe game and I was happy to win in two sets.

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Elena starts her title defence with a win
 18th August 2010
Elena DementievaElena started her Rogers Cup title with a win today in Montreal as she defeated Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-2 6-4 in 1 hour and 13 minutes.

In Thursday's 3rd round match, Elena will play Jie Zheng of China.  Elena has never played Zheng before.
Montreal draw released
 13th August 2010
 The draw for the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada has been released and Elena is seeded #4 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic or Stephanie Dubois of Canada on Tuesday or Wednesday.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #16 seed Aravane Rezai of France in the 3rd round.

This tournament alternates between Montreal and Toronto each year and the last year Elena won the event in Toronto.  This event is a Premier 5 event.
Cincinnati 2nd Round Interview
 11th August 2010
Elena DementievaQ. I'm guessing that didn't go how you anticipated it would. Could you describe what want went on with you?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I was not feeling well today, and I think I was affected by the weather condition. Yeah, that probably was the worst match for a long, long time for me.
Well, but sometimes happens, so I just to have forget about it and try to, you know, play better tennis in the next tournament.

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Elena suffers shock loss in Cincinnati
 11th August 2010
Elena was knocked out of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.  Elena lost 1-6 3-6 in 1 hour and 20 minutes.

After the match, Elena said: "That was probably the worst match in a long, long time for me.  It was very humid the last few days, and I was trying to get ready for these conditions, but it was difficult. That was a bad experience."


Elena's next tournament will be in Montreal which begins on Monday.
Cincinnati draw released
 7th August 2010
The draw for the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati has been released and Elena is seeded #3 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round to be played on Tuesday or Wednesday, Elena will play either Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #13 seed Shahar Peer of Israel in the 3rd round.

Cincinnati is a Premier 5 event and is Elena's 2nd tournament out of 4 on her road to the US Open which begins at the end of the month.  Elena has made one appearance here and reached the semis last year.
Elena knocked out of Stanford
 30th July 2010
Elena's Stanford run has come to an end at the hands of #5 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia.  Elena lost 3-6 6-2 3-6 in the quarters.

After the loss, Elena said: “I think it was a good match. I feel like I could have played much better, and there were some chances in the first and second set. I think my serve was not good enough today. She was playing very well today and had a good first serve, but it was a pretty flat game.  This is what I was hoping for - to have a few tough matches here. Feel the competition out, feel the game and hopefully that will help me in the next month.”

Elena's next tournament will be in Cincinnati which begins on 9th August.
Elena wins her first match on return from injury in Stanford
 28th July 2010
Elena has won her first match in nearly 2 months on her return from injury at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.  Elena defeated Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan 3-6 6-3 6-4 in 2 hour and 15 minutes to reach the quarters.

After the match, Elena said: “It's never easy to play after a layoff of two weeks without competition, so it took me a while to get into the game. Kimiko was playing very hard and flat, and I can't remember the last time I played against someone with that style of game. We had never played before. It's pretty amazing how well she is playing and she is in great shape. She is very quick and knows how to use her speed, so I was trying to play deep enough and not go flat with her.  I think sometimes it is good to play three sets and go through some difficult moments like that. It was a good fight. Maybe I wasn't playing at my best, but I was fighting and trying to find a way to win. I am glad I could do it.”

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play either #5 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia or Olga Govortsova of Belarus.
Elena to play New Haven
 28th July 2010
 Elena has been granted a wildcard for the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven which begins on 23rd August.  New Haven will be Elena's final event before the last Grand Slam of the year at the US Open

Elena will be making her 9th appearance at this event but she hasn't played there since 2007.
Stanford draw released
 24th July 2010
The draw for the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford has been released and Elena is seeded #2 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round, Elena will play either Dinara Safina of Russia or Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #5 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in the quarters.

This is Elena's first tournament after injuring her left calf at Roland Garros at the beginning of June.

Stanford is a $700K Premier event and is Elena's 1st tournament of the hardcourt season.  Elena has played here once before and reached the semis last year.
Elena pulls out of Wimbledon
 14th June 2010
 Elena has had to pull out of the third Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon due to the calf injury that she sustained in Roland Garros a few weeks ago.

This is the 1st Grand Slam that Elena has missed since Wimbledon in 1998.

Elena's next scheduled tournament is the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford which begins on 26th July.
Roland Garros Semi-Final Interview
 3rd June 2010
Q. Could you explain us what was the problem?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I just have a tear in my left calf, so it's very painful to even walk. You know, I got it after my second match, so I just, you know, aggravate it during these matches.
Today was just a sharp pain. It was a bit too much. Couldn't really move on the court.

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Heartbreak in Paris
 3rd June 2010
 Elena retired with a muscle tear in her calf after dropping the 1st set 6-7 in her Roland Garros semi-final match against #17 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy.  Elena has had the injury since the 2nd round.

Due to the injury Elena has pulled out of Eastbourne and she said that she isn't sure that she will be able to play Wimbledon.
Roland Garros Quarter-Final Interview
 1st June 2010
Q. Once again, you're in semifinal in a Grand Slam. How did it feel, and do you think that this time you can win?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think probably this is the most difficult performance, you know, since I played my first time to get to the semifinals.
I think the weather condition was, you know, quite tough for everyone here during two weeks. It's really it was a difficult challenge to win this match today against Nadia. I think we both were struggling with a little bit of injuries today, and there was very difficult to play.
I'm just very happy, you know, to be in the semifinal and have another chance to play here.

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Elena into Roland Garros last 4
 1st June 2010
 Elena defeated #19 seed Nadia Petrova of Russia 2-6 6-2 6-0 in the quarters at Roland Garros.   This will be Elena's 2nd appearance at this stage.

In the semis to be played on Thursday, Elena will be playing #17 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy.  Elena has played Schiavone 10 times before and leads the series 6-4 and won their 1 meeting on clay at Fed Cup in 2005 in 3 sets.
Elena through to Roland Garros Quarters
 30th May 2010
 Elena is through to the quarters for the 3rd time in her career after she defeated Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-1 6-3 in 1 hour and 14 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Tuesday, Elena will be up against #19 seed Nadia Petrova of Russia who upset #2 seed Venus Williams.  Elena has played Petrova 14 times before and the series is tied 7-7.  The last meeting was at the WTA Tour Championships at the end of 2008 and Elena won in 3 sets and Elena has won the last 4 meetings.
Elena battles into last 16 at Roland Garros
 28th May 2010
 Elena battled through to the 4th round after a tough 3 set win over Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada.   Elena won 6-7 6-3 6-4.  Elena was a set down and a break down in the third set and held to love to win in the last game and then fell to her knees in joy and relief.

On Sunday, Elena will play Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa in the 4th round.  They have played once before at Roland Garros last year in the 1st round and Elena won 6-4 6-3.
Roland Garros 2nd round interview
 27th May 2010
 Q. In all the Grand Slams that you've played, do you feel fairly confident about this one, that you have a chance to win it?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I don't think ‑‑ I don't even think about my chances. I just like to play. This is my favorite Grand Slam. You know, every time I come to Paris I feel inspired by the crowd, by the atmosphere of the tournament. I'm just trying to play my best here.

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Elena beats the rain in Paris
 27th May 2010
 Elena defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-2 7-6 in the 2nd round in Roland Garros.  This match was postponed from Thursday.  Elena was down 0-3 in the 2nd set and then the rain started again, but Elena came back fighting when the rain stopped and won the match in a tie-break.

Elena will be back in action on Friday against Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, they have played once before in Madrid a few weeks ago and Elena only lost 1 game.
Roland Garros 1st round interview
 24th May 2010
 Q. How did you feel like you played today? Just talk about the last couple of months on clay and what's been happening with you?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, unfortunately I just didn't have a chance to have a good preparation for the clay court season because of the Fed Cup, with practicing, you know, hardcourt indoors. Trying to get ready for the Fed Cup.
It was really difficult to make this change, you know, and playing Rome and Madrid, didn't have enough matches, you know, and it was very important today to win in two sets. It's a different court, you know, pretty hot out there and was very quick, so I'm just satisfied the way I was playing my first round.

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Elena advances in Paris
 24th May 2010
 Elena scored a very comfortable 6-1 6-1 victory over Petra Martic of Croatia to advance to the 2nd round of Roland Garros.

In the 2nd round Elena will play Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.  They have played 4 times before and Elena leads the series 3-1 - having won their only match on clay in Charleston in 2004.
Roland Garros draw released
 21st May 2010
 The draw for the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros has been released and Elena is seeded #5 and will face Petra Martic of Croatia in the 1st round.  Elena has never played Martic before.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is #32 seed Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine in the  3rd round.  Other players in Elena's half include #2 seed Venus Williams and defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Elena has played Roland Garros 11 times before and her performance was reaching the final in 2004, last year Elena lost in the 3rd round.
Elena in shock Warsaw loss
 19th May 2010
 Elena is out of Warsaw in the 2nd round after she lost 5-7 6-4 4-6 to qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.

Elena will now head to Paris to play the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros which begins on Sunday.
Warsaw draw released
 15th May 2010
 The draw for the Polsat Warsaw Open in Warsaw, Poland has been released and Elena is seeded #2 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada or a qualifier.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #7 seed Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine in the quarters.

Warsaw will be Elena's final event before Roland Garros.  Elena has played Warsaw twice before and her best result was reaching the semis in 2006.
Elena loses to Dulgheru in Madrid
 11th May 2010
 Elena's Madrid campaign is over as she lost 1-6 6-3 5-7 to Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania in the 2nd round.

Elena's next tournament will be the Polsat Warsaw Open in Warsaw, Poland which will begin on May 22nd.
Elena to play Eastbourne
 10th May 2010
 Elena will play the AEGON International in Eastbourne as her one and only grasscourt warm-up before the 3rd Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon.

Eastbourne will start on the 14th June and Elena has played twice at Devonshire Park and her best result was reaching the quarters in 2007.  Last year Elena lost in the 2nd round of the Premier $600K event.
Elena wins first match in Madrid
 8th May 2010
Elena triumphed 6-0 6-1 over Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada to advance to the 2nd round of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain.

In the 2nd round Elena will play Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania, they have never played before.
Madrid draw released
 7th May 2010
 The draw for the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain has been released and Elena is seeded #6 and will play Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada in the 1st round on Saturday.  They have never played before.

Madrid is a premier mandatory event and last year in the tournament's first year Elena reached the 3rd round.
Elena knocked out of Rome
 5th May 2010
 Elena suffered an early loss at the Internazionali BNL D'Italia in Rome, Italy as she lost 1-6 6-7 to Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the 3rd round.

Elena's next tournament will be the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain which begins on Saturday.
Elena wins 1st match in Rome
 4th May 2010
Elena is through to the 3rd round in Rome after she defeated Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-4 7-5 to win her first match on clay in 2010.

In the 3rd round to be played at 20.30 local time, Elena will be up against former world #1 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.  Elena has played Ivanovic 4 times before and leads the series 4-0.
Rome draw released
 30th April 2010
 The draw for the Internazionali BNL D'Italia in Rome, Italy has been released and Elena is seeded #6 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia or Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.  In WTA competition Elena has never played Shvedova before and Elena has played Jovanovski once before at Kuala Lumpur earlier this year and won in straight sets.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #9 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the 3rd round.

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Rome is Elena's 1st tournament of the clay season and it is a Premier 5 event.  Elena hasn't played Rome since 2007 and her best result was reaching the quarters in 2006 and 2007.
Fed Cup News
 24th April 2010
Russia was knocked out of Fed Cup at the semi-final stage against USA in Birmingham, Alabama.  The Russians lost the tie 2-3.

Elena won both her singles matches against Bethanie Mattek-Sands by the score 6-4 6-3 and she defeated Melanie Oudin 7-6 0-6 6-3 but she couldn't win the decisive doubles rubber.  Elena and Kudryavtseva couldn't practice together before and it showed as they lost 3-6 1-6 to Liezel Huber and Mattek-Sands.
Elena joins Russian team in Fed Cup
 14th April 2010
Elena DementievaElena is on the Russian team for the Fed Cup semi-final tie against the United States.  The tie will be played in Birmingham, Alabama on indoor hardcourts the weekend of 24th & 25th April.

The other members of the Russian team are: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Ekaterina Makarova and Alla Kudryavtseva.  This will be Elena's first Fed Cup tie since playing against China in January 2009.
Elena to play Warsaw
 6th April 2010
Elena has added another clay tournament to her schedule and she will play the Polsat Warsaw Open in Warsaw, Poland which will run from 17th-22nd May.

Before the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros, Elena will play 3 straight weeks (Rome, Madrid and Warsaw).

Elena has played Warsaw twice before and her best result was reaching the semis in 2006
Elena loses to Henin in Miami
 26th March 2010
Elena DementievaElena's 2010 Sony Ericsson Open campaign came to an early end as she was knocked out in the 2nd round.  Elena lost 3-6 2-6 to comeback queen Justine Henin of Belgium in 1 hour and 28 minutes.

Elena will have a break for the next month and return to action on the clay in Rome which will begin on 2nd May.
Elena to play under the lights on Friday
 25th March 2010
Elena will play the match of the 2nd round at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Friday.  Elena will be up against Justine Henin of Belgium.  Elena has played Henin 12 times before and trails the series 2-10.  The last meeting was at the Australian Open in January and Elena lost the high-quality match in 2 sets.  The match will begin at 19.00ET.
Elena wins WTA Award
 24th March 2010
Elena DementievaThe Sony Ericsson WTA Tour had their annual awards ceremony in Miami and Elena won the Fan Favorite Singles Player of the Year award which was voted by fans in an online vote.  Congratulations Elena.

Click here for photos from the ceremony.
Miami draw released
 22nd March 2010
The draw for the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami has been released and Elena is seeded #5 and has a bye in the first round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play the winner of the Justine Henin/Jill Craybas match.  Elena has played Henin 12 times before and trails the series 2-10 and leads the series 2-1 with Craybas.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #26 seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the 3rd round.

 Click here for the full draw.

Miami is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts and Elena's best performance here was reaching the final in 2004.  Last year Elena reached the 4th round.
Indian Wells Quarter-Final Interview
 17th March 2010
Elena DementievaQ. I know that Radwanska has done well against you in the past, but what was the problem today?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Oh, well, I think I, you know, didn't play the way I should be to beat her. I was, you know, playing actually her game the way she feels pretty comfortable with the long rallies.
I feel I was not aggressive with my footwork, was not aggressive with my shots today, so just way too many mistakes from me. And, I mean, she was playing as usually. She was pretty solid on the baseline, no mistakes.
I feel from the whole match I probably played maybe one or two games the way I have to play to beat her, but it was not enough. You know, I was just too slow with my footwork.

To read more click here.
Elena out of Indian Wells
 17th March 2010
 Elena's 2010 Indian Wells campaign is over as she suffered a 4-6 3-6 defeat to #5 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarters.  Elena was up a break in the 1st set but was broken and after that was always on the backfoot to the Pole.

Elena's next tournament is the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami which begins on March 23rd.
Indian Wells 4th Round Interview
 16th March 2010
Elena DementievaQ. Just assess your level of play. You seem to be moving pretty well through the draw.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: You know, I think today was pretty comfortable game for me because she was playing like I expected her to play, you know. She was very aggressive, hitting some flat balls, and it was easy to get to the rhythm.
We played lots of times before and I knew what to expect from her, so it was not a big problem today.

To read more click here.
Elena through to Indian Wells Quarters
 16th March 2010
 Elena is through to the quarters at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after she defeated #19 seed Aravane Rezai of France 6-3 6-3 in 54 minutes.

In the quarters, Elena will play #5 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.  They have played 5 times before and Elena trails the series 2-3.
Indian Wells 3rd Round Interview
 14th March 2010
Q. How are you feeling after your win today? Seemed like it was fairly straightforward.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I just feel like I really need to practice some more. You know, it was probably not the best match, but sometimes happens. You have to go through a difficult day like that, and, you know, just move forward.

To read more click here.
Elena keeps winning at Indian Wells
 14th March 2010
 Elena DementievaElena's run at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells is continuing as she defeated Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-4 6-2 in 1 hour and 28 minutes to advance to the 4th round.

In the 4th round to be played on Tuesday, Elena will play #19 seed Aravane Rezai of France.  Elena has played Rezai 5 times before and leads the series 5-0 - she hasn't dropped a set and the last meeting was at Wimbledon in 2009 and Elena won 6-1 6-3.
Elena through to Indian Wells last 16
 12th March 2010
Elena DementievaElena won her 1st match at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells since 2006 today as she defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarus to reach the 3rd round.  Elena won 6-4 4-6 6-0 in 2 hours and 4 minutes.

In the 3rd round to be played on Sunday, Elena will play #77 Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium.  Elena has never played the 3rd ranked Belgian before.
Elena at Indian Wells Players Party
 12th March 2010
 Elena went to the players party at Indian Wells.

6 photos have been added to the gallery, click here to see them.
Elena Dementieva is ready and rested
 11th March 2010
Elena DementievaElena Dementieva believes a relaxed schedule has been the secret to her success so far in 2010 and hopes it pays off at the BNP Paribas Open.

The No. 4 seed is coming off victories already this year at the Medibank International, in Sydney, beating Serena Williams in the final; and a victory at the Open GDF Suez in Paris.

To read more click here.
Elena to play Govortsova at Indian Wells
 10th March 2010
 Elena will start her 2010 Indian Wells campaign on Friday against Olga Govortsova of Belarus.

Elena has played Govortsova once before at Roland Garros in 2008 on clay and she won 6-0 6-4.
Indian Wells draw released
 8th March 2010
 The draw for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells has been released and Elena is seeded #4 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round to be played on Friday or Saturday, Elena will play either Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic or Olga Govortsova of Belarus.  Elena has played Benesova 4 times before and leads the series 4-0 and is 1-0 against Govortsova.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is #30 seed Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada in the 3rd round.

Indian Wells is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts.  Elena's best result was reaching the final in 2006 and last year lost in the 2nd round.
Elena's clay court schedule
 6th March 2010
 Elena will play 2 tournaments before the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros.

Elena will start the clay season in Rome which begins on May 2nd.  Rome is a Premier 5 event and as a top 10 player, Elena has to play 4 of the 5 and as she skipped Rome last year she has to play it this year.  Elena's best result was reaching the quarters in 2006 and 2007.

Elena will then play Madrid the following week.  Madrid is a Premier Mandatory event meaning that all the players that are entered have to play.  Elena has played Madrid once before - reaching the 3rd round last year.

Roland Garros will begin on May 23rd.
Kleybanova defeats Elena in Kuala Lumpur final
 28th February 2010
 Elena Dementieva lost 3-6 2-6 to #4 seed Alisa Kleybanova in a rain-disrupted final  at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

The match was just eight minutes old and tied at 1-1 when a torrential downpour brought play to a stop. Kleybanova returned from the break invigorated and proceeded to win the next three games before Elena battled her way into the match by breaking back for 4-3. The revival proved to be short-lived, however, and Kleybanova muscled her way to another break before serving out to go a set up, bringing up set point with her fourth ace.
 
In the second set there was a brief rally when the Elena battled her way to a break point in the second game but Kleybanova saved it and never looked like giving up the lead from then on, serving out to love to claim the match.
Elena into Kuala Lumpur final
 27th February 2010
 Elena is through to her 3rd final of 2010 in Kuala Lumpur as she defeated #6 seed Sybille Bammer of Austria 6-1 6-3.

In Sunday's final, Elena will play #4 seed Alisa Kleybanova of Russia, they have never played before.  Elena has a 100% winning record in finals this year.
Elena through to Kuala Lumpur last 4
 26th February 2010
 It took Elena just 1 minute over an hour to advance to the semis in Kuala Lumpur.  Elena defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 6-0 6-3.

In Saturday's semis, Elena will play #6 seed Sybille Bammer of Austria.  They have played 4 times before and Elena leads the series 3-1.
Vote for Elena
 25th February 2010
 The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour are having a fan vote on favourite players on and off the court during the 2009 season.

To vote for Elena click here.

Voting will end on Sunday, February 28 at 12AM GMT, so be sure to get your vote in now! The winners will be presented with their awards at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Wednesday, March 24.
Elena through to Kuala Lumpur Quarters
 24th February 2010
 Elena is through to the quarters at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur after she defeated Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia 6-2 6-3 in 1 hour and 11 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play either #7 seed Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia or Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand.
Elena becomes brand ambassador for Maui Jim sunglasses
 23rd February 2010
 Maui Jim, the manufacturer of premium sunglasses, confirmed today that they have entered into a partnership with the world’s number seven ranked tennis player Elena Dementieva. Under this agreement, Elena will be a brand ambassador for Maui Jim, promoting its products on a global level with various forms of marketing, advertising, PR, Communications and Promotions.

“I’m excited to partner with Maui Jim Sunglasses as I really like the durability and style of their products,” said Elena. “But what really grabbed my attention is their concern for sunlight protection. As a professional tennis player, many of my events are outside so protection from the sun is critical. Maui Jim’s combination of protection and top performance was a perfect fit for me and I’m looking forward to spreading that message as a brand ambassador.”

“We are thrilled to have Elena join our ‘Ohana’ – Hawaiian for family”, said Maui Jim’s International Marketing Manager Martijn van Eerde. “Apart from being an amazing athlete, with for example the 2008 Olympic gold medal, her style and personality -on court as well off court- are a great fit with our humble attitude, AKA Aloha spirit”
Elena starts Kuala Lumpur campaign with a win
 23rd February 2010
 Elena defeated Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia 6-2 6-1 in 1 hour and 7 minutes to win her 1st match at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

In the 2nd round, Elena will play Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia, they have never played before.
Kuala Lumpur draw released
 20th February 2010
 The draw for the Malaysia Open 2010 in Kuala Lumpur has been released and Elena is seeded #1 and will play Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia in the 1st round.  Elena has never played Bychkova before.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #7 seed Magdalena Rybarikova in the quarters.

Click here for the full draw.

Kuala Lumpur is an International $220K event played on hardcourts and this is the first year of the tournament.
Elena retires injured in Dubai
 16th February 2010
 Elena had to pull out of Dubai during her match with Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia with a shoulder injury. 

Elena was trailing 4-6 1-1 when she retired.
Dubai News
 14th February 2010
 Elena will be playing the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai and she is seeded #5 and will play Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the 2nd round on Tuesday.  Elena has played Hantuchova 14 times before and leads the series 11-3, the last meeting was in Sydney last month which Elena won in 3 sets.

Click here for the full draw.

Dubai is a Premier $2M event played on hardcourts and Elena has played it twice before and her best result was winning in 2008.  Last year she reached the quarters.
Paris Final Interview
 14th February 2010
Elena DementievaQ. Elena, how do you feel after your first victory at the Open GDF SUEZ?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Of course I'm very happy, this tournament is really special for me. I've been playing here for years hoping to win the title. I've been trying for quite a while, so it makes me feel really good. The crowd supports me a lot when I play, which makes it quite special to play in Paris.

Q. You are Russian, but the crowd likes you a lot.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: It's really very important to have the crowd behind me and that's what makes it easier for me to come back each year.

To read more click here.
Elena wins Paris
 14th February 2010
Elena DementievaElena has won the 16th title of her career and the 2nd of 2010 at the Open GDF Suez in Paris, France.  Elena defeated Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-7 6-1 6-4 in 2 hours and 13 minutes on her 4th matchpoint to win her first title in Paris.

Congratulations Elena!
Paris Semi-Final Interview
 13th February 2010
 Elena DementievaQ. Elena, you're now the official comeback queen of Coubertin after those two difficult three-set matches. Do you feel extra motivation when your opponent is leading?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yes, another three-set match with me losing the first. It hard because then, you have to find the way back to victory and fight. But then of course, in the end, it's really exciting to win. Melanie is a real fighter and I very much wanted to win the match after her win against me at the U.S. Open. Also, I have to say that physically, it was one of the most difficult matches I had to play so far this year.

To read more click here.
Elena into Paris final
 13th February 2010
Elena DementievaElena is into the final of Paris for the 2nd straight year after she defeated Melanie Oudin of the United States.  Elena won 4-6 6-3 6-3 in 2 hours and 23 minutes to reach her 2nd final of 2010.

In Sunday's final at 15.00 local time on Centre Court, Elena will play Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.  Elena has played Safarova once before at the US Open in 2005 and won 7-5 6-2.
Paris Quarter-Final Interview
 12th February 2010
Elena DementievaQ. Congratulations on this win. It was one of the greatest matches to watch so far this week, but also very close and tough for you. How did you manage to make the difference?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Thank you. Yes, it was a tough one for me to win today. And I do have to give Andrea credit, she played really well yesterday against Aravane Rezai and against me today as well. I wasn't quite sure what to expect at the beginning of the match as we had never played against each other before. I was impressed with how aggressive she played, and she also has a great serve and baseline game.

To read more click here.
Elena through to Oudin match in Paris
 12th February 2010
Elena DementievaElena is through to the semis in Paris after a tough battle against Andrea Petkovic of Germany.  Elena finally triumphed 3-6 6-4 6-2 over the unseeded German.

In the semis on Saturday at 15.30 local time, Elena will be up against Melanie Oudin of the United States.  Elena has played Oudin once before at the US Open last year which she lost in 3 sets.
Elena to play Petkovic in Paris Quarters
 11th February 2010
 Elena will play Andrea Petkovic of Germany in the Paris quarters on Friday.  Elena has never played Petkovic before.

This match will begin at 18.00 local time on Centre Court.
Paris 2nd Round Interview
 10th February 2010
 Elena DementievaQ. It was the same score in both sets, but which one was the most difficult for you?
 ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I had ups and downs throughout the match. There were good moments but I was also in trouble on some of my serve games. I'm glad to be through in two sets, especially since it definitely wasn't an easy match.

 Q. Your serve was quite impressive. Are you satisfied with it?
 ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yes, I felt comfortable on my first serve. But I'm aware I need to be more aggressive on my second serve in my next match. It is definitely something I need to work on match after match. Also, it was my first match on center court, and I need to get used to that too.

To read more click here.
Elena into Paris Quarters
 10th February 2010
 Elena played a solid match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in her first match at the Open GDF Suez in Paris.  Elena won 6-4 6-4 in 1 hour and 23 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play either #5 seed Aravane Rezai of France or Andrea Petkovic of Germany.
Elena to begin her Paris campaign on Wednesday
 9th February 2010
 Elena will play her 2nd round match on Wednesday at the Open GDF Suez in Paris.  Elena will play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.  Elena played Pavlyuchenkova in exactly the same round here last year and won in straight sets.  The match will be the 3rd match on Centre Court and the schedule begins at 11.00 local time.
Paris pre-tournament Interview
 8th February 2010
Elena DementievaQ. Elena, how have you been training since your elimination in the 2nd round of the Australian Open?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: After my elimination by Justine Henin in Australia, which I wasn't expecting so early, I suddenly had a lot of time to get ready for this tournament, so I'm ready. I'm really happy to be back in Paris in this tournament I love so much. This year, it will be a little strange without Amélie (Mauresmo), it's a really sad decision for the players and the fans, so it'll be nice to see her again. (Wednesday evening at Coubertin, a tribute will be paid to Amélie, winner of the tournament last year and now retired.) I can remember playing several good games with her, some of which were very close. She had a great career and reached the highest goals, she can be proud of what she has accomplished.

To read more click here.
Paris draw released
 7th February 2010
 The draw for the Open GDF Suez in Paris, France has been released and Elena is the top seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round, Elena will play either Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #5 seed Aravane Rezai of France in the quarters.

Click here for the full draw.

Paris is a premier $600K played indoors.  Elena has played Paris 8 times before and her best result was reaching the final last year.
Australian Open 2nd Round Interview
 20th January 2010
 Elena DementievaQ. How disappointing a loss is that?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Oh, for sure there is nothing good about leaving the tournament in the first week. You know, I feel like, you know, I was in a good shape coming here. You know, it is disappointing.

Q. Were you really crossed when you saw your draw, saw what bad luck it was to have to face Justine in the second round?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: No, I don't take it as a bad luck. There is never an easy draw.
I came here not to pass the second round; I came here to be in the final. You have to be ready facing Justine if you want to win the whole title. So I don't take it as a bad draw.

To read more click here.
Elena out of Australian Open
 20th January 2010
 Elena DementievaElena is out of the Australian Open in the 2nd round.  Unfortunately Elena, couldn't keep her run going in Australia as she lost in a tough battle to Justine Henin of Belgium. 

Elena lost 5-7 6-7 in just under 3 hours under the lights on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne
Australian Open 1st Round Interview
 18th January 2010
 Elena DementievaQ. How do you feel about your game today?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I think it was a very difficult day for all of us. You know, ten hours waiting to come on court was quite difficult. You know, I'm just glad that we were able to finish our match today. I have one day off tomorrow, you know, which gives me some time to get ready for the next round.

To read more click here.
Elena through to Henin match in Melbourne
 18th January 2010
 Elena DementievaElena's 1st match at the Australian Open in Melbourne was a comfortable 6-2 6-1 victory over Vera Dushevina of Russia.

In the 2nd round to be played on Wednesday, the match that people have been talking about will happen and Elena will be up against Justine Henin of Belgium.  Henin is unseeded and is playing her first Grand Slam in her comeback from retirement.  Elena has played Henin 11 times before and trails the series 2-9.
Elena to play Monday
 16th January 2010
Elena will begin her 2010 Australian Open campaign on Monday.  Elena will play Vera Dushevina of Russia who she has beaten 3 times before.

The match will be the 3rd match on Margaret Court Arena and the schedule of play begins at 11.00 local time.
Sydney Final Interview
 15th January 2010
 Elena DementievaQ. Congratulations, firstly.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Thank you.

Q. Talk about how satisfying it is for you.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I'm very satisfied the way I was playing today and the whole week. That's what I was really looking for coming here in Sydney, just playing aggressively and playing with a lot of pressure.
You know, it's just great to have a chance to play against the best players in the world this week, especially coming, you know, to the Grand Slam.
So hopefully, you know, it was a great experience, and it's gonna help me next week.

To read more click here.
Elena Dementieva: 2010 Sydney Champion!
 15th January 2010
Elena has successfully defended a title for the first time in her career as she won her first title of 2010 at the Medibank International in Sydney.  Elena defeated #1 seed Serena Williams of the United States 6-3 6-2 to win her 15th career title.

Elena put on a strong performance against the world #1 for her 3rd straight top 10 win.  Everything was working for Elena and a performance like this this can only give her confidence for the Australian Open.
Australian Open draw released
 15th January 2010
The draw for the 1st Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open in Melbourne has been released and Elena is seeded #5 and will play Vera Dushevina of Russia in the 1st round.  Elena has played Dushevina 3 times before and leads the series 3-0.  This match will be played on Monday or Tuesday.

If Elena gets through that match, she will play the most dangerous unseeded player in the draw, Justine Henin of Belgium.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #27 seed Alisa Kleybanova of Russia in the 3rd round.

 Click here for the full draw.

Elena had her best performance here last year, reaching the semis.
Sydney Semi-Final Interview
 14th January 2010
 Elena DementievaQ. You had late night last, but clearly didn't affect you today. You seemed to get through this match fairly comfortably.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, we had a very late last night. You know, I was trying to be very aggressive from the beginning of the match. I didn't want it to go three sets, because I need to save some energy for the final.
You know, especially with the weather forecast, I was expecting to go on the court a little bit later, but we were right on time. So I'm just glad that I was very focused from the beginning until the end and playing two sets today.

To read more click here.
Elena through to Sydney final
 14th January 2010
 Elena is through to her first final of 2010 at the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia as she scored her 2nd straight top 10 win over #6 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.  Elena won 6-3 6-1.

In Friday's final to be played at 19.30 local time, Elena will up against #1 seed Serena Williams of the United States.  They have played 13 times before and Elena trails the series 4-7, but they did play here in the semis last year and Elena won in straight sets on her way to the title.
Sydney Quarter-Final Interview
 13th January 2010
 Elena DementievaQ. You've now won I think your last four meetings with Dinara. Why do you think your game matches up so well to hers?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I mean, it's always good to have the statistic, but I think every match is very different, especially against Dinara. You never know what to expect. She's such a fighter.
Even today she had a slow start in the beginning of the match, but I was ready for the game and ready for the fight. She never gives up, and that's what happened today. She was pretty tough in the second set, you know, after losing such an easy first set. I was ready for the fight.

To read more click here.
Elena defeats Safina in Sydney
 13th January 2010
 Despite Elena's match being delayed by 2 hours because of heavy rain she defeated #2 seed Dinara Safina 6-2 6-3 under the lights at the Medibank International in Sydney to reach the quarters.

In the semis to be played on Thursday, Elena will face #6 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.  They have played 3 times before and Elena leads the series 2-1.
Elena through to Sydney showdown with Safina
 12th January 2010
 Elena is through to the quarters in Sydney after a hard fought win over Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.  Elena won 6-2 4-6 6-2 in just over 2 hours.

On Wednesday at 19.30 local time, Elena will play #2 seed Dinara Safina of Russia in the quarters.  They have played 10 times before and the series is tied 5-5, Elena has won the last 3 meetings, including the last meeting in the final here last year.
Elena through to Sydney 2nd round
 10th January 2010
 Elena DementievaElena started her title defence a the Medibank International in Sydney with a win as she defeated Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-2 7-5 to reach the 2nd round.

In the 2nd round, Elena will play Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.  They have played 13 times before and Elena leads the series 10-3, their last meeting was in Stanford in August which Elena won in straight sets.
Sydney draw released
 9th January 2010
 The draw for Elena's first official tournament of 2010 has been released and she is seeded #5 at the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia.  In the 1st round, Elena will play Francesca Schiavone of Italy, they have played 9 times before and Elena leads the series 5-4, having won their last match at Wimbledon in 2009.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #2 seed Dinara Safina of Russia in the quarters.

Sydney is an Premier $600K played on hardcourts and Elena is the defending champion.
Russia out of Hopman Cup
 8th January 2010
 Elena DementievaRussia are out of the Hopman Cup after the lost the mixed doubles to Great Britain in a 3rd set tie-break.

Earlier on in the session Elena secured a 6-4 6-0 over Laura Robson and Andy Murray levelled the tie 1-1 when he defeated Igor Andreev 6-1 6-0.  Unfortunately Russia could not win the mixed doubles which Elena and Andreev lost 4-6 7-6 6-7.
Russia loses but Elena wins in singles
 3rd January 2010
Elena DementievaElena scored her 1st singles win in 2010 as she won 6-3 6-1 over Yaroslava Shvedova in the Hopman Cup in Perth.  Unfortunately it wasn't enough as Russia lost their next 2 matches - Igor Andreev lost to Andrey Golubev 4-6 3-6 and Elena and Andreev lost 6-7 4-6 in the mixed doubles.

Russia will play their next tie against Great Britain on on Thursday and despite losing they still have a chance to qualify for the final but first things first they have to win the tie.
Russia defeat Germany in Perth
 4th January 2010
 Elena DementievaDespite Elena's 4-6 1-6 to Sabine Lisicki in her 1st match of 2010, Russia battled down from 0-1 to win the tie 2-1 at the Hopman Cup in Perth.

Igor Andreev defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the men's singles and in the mixed doubles Elena and Andreev defeated Lisicki and Kohlschreiber to clinch the tie.  Russia next play Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Hopman Cup Player Ball photos added
 3rd January 2010
Elena DementievaPhotos of Elena attending the Hyundai Hopman Cup Players Ball at the Burswood Grand Ballroom in Perth, Australia have been added to the site.

Click here to see the 5 photos of Elena at the ball.

Elena will be playing her 1st match of 2010 in Perth, Russia will play Germany and the tie will begin at 10.00 local time.
2010 Schedule added
 30th December 2009
Elena DementievaA page for Elena's schedule has been added to the site.  Currently the schedule goes up to Miami in March.

Click here to see Elena's 2010 schedule.
Elena to play Kuala Lumpur
 29th December 2009
Elena DementievaElena has been confirmed to play the Malaysia Classic in Kuala Lumpur which will begin on 23rd February.  It will be played on hardcourts.

This will be the first year of the event and Elena liked the exhibition so much last week that she decided to come back and play the WTA event.
Hopman Cup Schedule
 23rd December 2009
Elena DementievaElena will be making her 2010 debut at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia.  Elena along with Igor Andreev make up the formidable Russian team in Group B.  The other teams in Group B are Great Britain (Laura Robson & Andy Murray), Germany (Sabine Lisicki and Philipp Kohlschreiber) and Kazakhstan (Yaroslava Shvedova & Andrey Golubev).

Russia will play their first tie on 4th January against Germany and that will begin at 10.00 local time.  They will play Kazakhstan on 6th January at 17.30 local time and the final tie against Great Britain will be on the 8th January at 10.00 local time.  Each tie will consist of 3 matches (women's singles, men's singles and mixed doubles).  The team that tops Group B will play the final against the winner of Group A (Australia, Spain, Romania & USA) on January 10th.
Elena defeats Mirza in Kuala Lumpur
 20th December 2009
Elena DementievaElena scored her 2nd win at the Showdown of Champions KL exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as she defeated Sania Mirza of India 6-4 7-6.

 Click here for photos.
Doubles win for Elena and Kirilenko in Kuala Lumpur
 19th December 2009
Elena DementievaElena and her partner Maria Kirilenko scored a win in a doubles exhibition and the Champions KL exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.  They defeated Jie Zheng of China and Sania Mirza of India 6-4 5-7 10-8.

Click here for photos.

On Sunday, Elena will face Mirza in the singles competition.
Elena in Kuala Lumpur
 18th December 2009
Elena DementievaElena along with Maria Kirilenko, Jie Zheng and Sania Mirza took part in some promotional activities ahead of the Showdown of Champions KL exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this weekend.

Click here to see the photos.
Showdown of Champions KL News
 15th December 2009
Elena DementievaElena's next event will be an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 19-20.  On Saturday night, Elena will team up with Maria Kirilenko in the doubles and they will face Sania Mirza and Jie Zheng for the title.

On Sunday, Elena will be back in action in the singles and will play Mirza.  The other semi-final is between Kirilenko and Mirza.
Elena enters Dubai
 11th December 2009
Elena DementievaElena will be playing the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships which will begin on 15th February.  Dubai is a $2M Premier event played on hardcourts and Dubai is one of 5 tournaments of this level played throughout the year and as Elena finished the year in the top 10, she has to play 4 of the 5.

Elena has played Dubai twice before and her best result was winning in 2008, this year she reached the quarters.
Elena to play Paris
 5th December 2009
Elena DementievaElena has entered the Open GDF Suez in Paris, France which will begin on 9th February.  Paris is a $700K Premier event played indoors.

Elena has played Paris 8 times before and her best result was reaching the final this year.
Elena in Australia
 4th November 2009
Elena DementievaElena will begin 2010 at the Hopman Cup in Perth.  The Hopman Cup will run from January 2-9.  Elena's partner will be Igor Andreev.  The Hopman Cup is a mixed team event of 8 teams of 1 male and female player.  The teams are spilt into 2 groups of 4.  Each country plays each other once (1 men's singles, 1 women's singles and a mixed doubles) and the top 2 teams of each group play in the final.

Elena will then head east to play the Medibank Interntional in Sydney which will begin on January 10th and Elena is the defending champion there.

Elena's final tournament in Australia will be the first Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open which will begin on January 18th.  Elena got her best result there this year by reaching the semis.
Elena finishes the year #5
 2nd November 2009
Elena DementievaElena finishes 2009 at #5 with 5585 points in the WTA rankings.  This equal's Elena's highest year end ranking which she achieved last year.

Highlights of Elena's year includes winning Auckland, Sydney and Toronto and reaching the semis at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Elena in Russia 'ProSport' Magazine
 31st October 2009
Elena DementievaElena is featured in Russia's ProSport magazine.  Elena is on the cover of one of Russia most popular sports magazines and there are also 4 scans from the featured article in inside the magazine.

 Click here to see the cover and scans from the magazine.
WTA Championships Round Robin interview after win loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova
 30th October 2009
Elena DementievaQ. A disappointing loss, a tough loss when you had qualification in your own hands.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yes, it's disappointing to finish the tournament in this way. I wanted to win and advance to the semifinals but she played well. She was very aggressive and returned a lot of balls and went for everything. I think that I was playing aggressively enough, but she ran a lot of balls down and hit with a lot of power.

Q. With Kuznetsova already out of the tournament, did it surprise you how she played?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: She had no pressure and nothing to lose. Everyone wants to win the last match and finish the season on a positive note.
She was able to play with no pressure and play her own game.

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Elena's Doha campaign over
 30th October 2009
 Elena has played her last match of 2009 at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha as she lost 3-6 2-6 to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in her final round robin match.

Elena started off the tournament well by getting her first win over Venus Williams in nearly 6 years but then lost the next 2 matches to Serena Williams and Kuznetsova.
WTA Championships Round Robin interview after loss to Serena Williams
 29th October 2009
Elena DementievaQ. I want to know how you feel in this competition? We see Wozniacki, but you are here and very near the semifinal.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I just feel disappointed the way I was playing today. I think I was a little slow on the court, didn't have a good reaction today. And Serena, she was playing too good for me today.
I think she's in a great shape for the moment. The way she was playing against Venus last night was unbelievable match.
Well, I just feel I have a very tough group. So probably tomorrow will be a decided match for all of us. You know, just trying to get ready for this last challenge, trying to improve my game, 'cause I really need to improve even my serve, you know, just stay focused for this last game.

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Elena 1-1 in Doha
 29th October 2009
 Elena lost her 2nd match at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha to Serena Williams of the United States 2-6 4-6.
 
Elena will play her final group match on Friday against Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.  Elena has to beat Kuznetsova to play in the semis.  Elena has played Kuznetsova 10 times before and trails the series 4-6.
WTA Championships Round Robin interview after win over Venus Williams
 27th October 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. Great comeback after you lost the first set. What was the turning point or the key? You committed 15 unforced errors.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yes, I feel like I did a lot of unforced errors, especially double-faults. But, you know, I was trying to fight for every point. I was trying to stay positive. And I feel like before the match I said to myself, I need a good start, you know, because she has a great serve, she has a very powerful baseline game. So I really need to get to the game as soon as possible.
I lost the first set very easily and I was down in the second set. Yeah, it was very important to come back and to win this tiebreak. So I think she was a little bit disappointed in the beginning of the third set, gave me a little bit of an advantage, and I was able to finish the match.

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Elena defeats Venus Williams in Doha
 27th October 2009
 Elena battled back to beat defending champion Venus Williams on the 1st day of action at  Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.  Elena recovered from a set and a break down to win 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 in the first match of the White Group.

After Elena's 3rd win over Williams, she said: "In the end I was very emotional, very positive. When you play against a player like Venus you can't put pressure on yourself but you have to fight or every point."
WTA Championships Pre-tournament interview
 26th October 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. How highly do you rate your chances of success in this tournament?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think our group is very tough. It's going to be very tough challenge for all of us, but I think also it's going to be very interesting to play.
I mean, it's hard to say right now. But I'm looking forward to this challenge.

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WTA Championships groups drawn.
 25th October 2009
 The groups have been drawn for the final event of 2009 at the WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar and Elena has been drawn in the Maroon group alongside Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova.  Elena will play each player in her group once and at the top 2 in the group qualify for the semis.

Dinara Safina, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka and Jelena Jankovic are in the white group.

Elena has played this event 8 times before and her best result was reaching the semis in 2000 and 2008.
Elena to play exhibition in Malaysia
 16th October 2009
 Elena will be taking part in an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 18-19.

The exhibition match will see Elena, Maria Kirilenko of Russia, Sania Mirza of India and Jie Zheng of China.
Elena out of Beijing
9th October 2009
 Elena's China Open campaign is over after she lost 5-7 3-6 in 1 hour and 44 minutes to #12 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarters.

Elena's next scheduled tournament is the WTA Tour Championships in Doha beginning October 27th but Moscow is the week before and Elena could decide to take a wildcard.
Elena through to Beijing Quarters
7th October 2009
 Elena scored another straight set win in Beijing as she is through to the quarters under the lights after a comfortable win over #16 seed Na Li of China.  Elena won 6-2 6-0 in 58 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play #12 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.  They have played 4 times before and the series is tied 2-2, the last meeting was in Sydney earlier this year which Elena won in 3 sets.
Elena into Beijing last 16
6th October 2009
 Elena defeated Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-4 6-3 to reach the 3rd round in Beijing. 

Elena will play #16 seed Na Li of China in the 3rd round, they have played 3 times before and Elena leads the series 2-1, having won their last meeting at the US Open in 2008 in straight sets.
Elena eases through in Beijing
4th October 2009
 Elena is through to the 2nd round in Beijing after she defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany.  Elena won 6-4 6-0 in 1 hour and 9 minutes.

In the 2nd round to be played on Tuesday, Elena will play Melinda Czink of Hungary, they have never played before.
Beijing draw released
2nd October 2009
 The draw for the China Open in Beijing, China has been released and Elena is seeded #4 and will play Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany in the 1st round.  Elena has played Groenefeld 3 times before and leads the series 3-0.  The last win was in Stuttgart earlier this year on clay.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #16 seed Na Li of China in the 3rd round.

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Beijing is a premier mandatory event which means all the players that qualify have to play.  It is played on hardcourts and Elena has played here once before in 2007 and she reached the semis.
Elena out of Tokyo
29th September 2009
 Elena has suffered another early loss as she was knocked out of Tokyo in the 2nd round.  Elena lost 2-6 7-6 1-6 to Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine.

Elena's next tournament will be the China Open in Beijing which will begin on Saturday.
Elena takes part in Sugiyama Ceremony
27th September 2009
 Elena DementievaElena and many other players too part in a special ceremony in Tokyo to honour Ai Sugiyama who is retiring this year.

Click here to see photos from the ceremony.
Tokyo draw released
25th September 2009
 The draw for the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan has been released and Elena is seeded #3 and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany or a qualifier.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #15 seed Na Li of China in the 3rd round.

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Tokyo is a Premier 5 event played on hardcourts outdoors.  Elena won this event in 2006 when it was played indoors and last year reached the quarters.
Elena qualifies for Sony Ericsson Championships
14th September 2009
 Elena DementievaElena has qualified for the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar which begins on October 27th for the 9th time. The top eight players from 2009 will compete for the coveted Sony Ericsson Championships title and a share of the record Championships prize money of $4.45 million.

Here is what Elena had to say about qualifying for Doha: "Qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships is a great accomplishment for me as it’s a goal I set for myself at the beginning of every season.  Heading to the Sony Ericsson Championships for the ninth time in my career is thrilling and I look forward to competing in what is always a great event."
Elena receives Order of Honour Medal
8th September 2009
Elena DementievaElena was awarded the Order of Honour by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow.

The Order of Honor is awarded to Russian citizens for high achievements in government, economic production, scientific research, sociocultural, public and charitable activities which essentially made it possible to improve conditions of life in the country, for merits in training highly skilled personnel, training the growing up generation, and the maintenance of legality and law. The Order of Honor is worn on the left side of the chest; when other orders of the Russian Federation are present, it is located after orders awarded for military merits.

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US Open 2nd Round Interview
3rd September 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. Considering how well you've been playing this summer, if you could, just talk about your expectations coming in and just how disappointing it is to make an early exit.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, for sure it is disappointing. You know, I was really hoping to play well here, but just didn't feel, you know, the way I should feel about the match today was not exciting. Maybe overplayed a bit in the summer.
But I think she played really well. She was very positive and going for the shots, going for the winners. Just was a very solid game from her.

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Elena suffers agonising US Open loss
3rd September 2009
Elena DementievaElena went into the last Grand Slam of the year at the US Open but she is out after she lost 7-5 4-6 3-6 to 17 year old Melanie Oudin of the United States in the 2nd round.

This is Elena's earliest loss since 2002 and her next tournament will be Tokyo which will begin on September 27th.
US Open 1st Round Interview
1st September 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Are you looking for real estate here in New York City?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: No, no.

Q. You've had a really great career, won a lot of titles, won the gold medal. Do you ever feel any sort of kinship with Dinara or Jankovic that they've been No. 1 but haven't won a Grand Slam? Do you feel maybe it's a little unfair or unlucky at this point?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, first of all, I don't compare myself with anyone else. So it's hard to compare me for Dinara or Jelena.
I think not to win a Grand Slam, it's not unfair and it's not unlucky. It's just how it is. You know, you have to work hard if you want to win it.
It's definitely a big goal in my career still. I'm just trying to work hard and let's see if I can do it.

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Elena wins 1st  match at US Open
1st September 2009
Elena DementievaElena scored a comfortable win in her opening match at the US Open as she defeated Camille Pin of France 6-1 6-2. 

Elena will play Melanie Oudin of the United States in the 2nd round on Thursday, Elena has never played Oudin before.
Elena to play Pin in 1st match
29th August 2009
The qualifiers have been placed and Elena will play #130 Camille Pin of France in the 1st round on Tuesday. 

They have played once before at Nice in 2001 and Elena won in straight sets.
Elena wins US Open Series
28th August 2009
Elena DementievaElena has won the US Open series.  Following her win at Toronto and semis placing at Stanford and Cincinnati, Elena has 170 points.  This is Elena's 1st ever US Open series title.  Congratulations Elena!

All the 5 tournaments before the US Open are counted in the standings (Stanford, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Toronto & New Haven) and Elena is the 6th player to capture this title and if she wins the US Open could win an extra $1 million on top of the US Open prizemoney.
US Open draw released
27th August 2009
 The draw for the 4th and final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and will face a qualifier in the 1st round.  This match will be played on Monday or Tuesday.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #29 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in the 3rd round.  Elena is seeded to meet #13 seed Nadia Petrova of Russia in the 4th round. #6 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia could be a possible opponent in the quarters.  In the semis Elena could meet top seed Dinara Safina of Russia or #5 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia.

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Elena has played the US Open 11 times before and her best result was reaching the final in 2004, last year Elena reached the semis.
Elena to play Hopman Cup
25th August 2009
Elena DementievaElena will begin 2010 at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia for the her first visit to the event.  The Hopman Cup will run from 2-9 January.  Elena's partner will be Igor Andreev.

The Hopman Cup is a mixed team event of 8 teams of 1 male and female player.  The teams are spilt into 2 groups of 4.  Each country plays each other once (1 men's singles, 1 women's singles and a mixed doubles) and the top 2 teams of each group play in the final.
Rankings Update
24th August 2009
 Elena DementievaThe new WTA Rankings have been released today and Elena moved up 1 spot to #4 and has 6835 points and is only 30 points away from the 3rd spot.

In the race rankings which only counts points for 2009, Elena is in 3rd place and has 5325 points.
Toronto Final Interview
23rd August 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Can you tell us what it means to you to play in the first all-Russian final at the Rogers Cup and what it means to see so many young Russian players emerging on the tour these days?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, it was great, you know. It was great to play a Russian final here.
Every time I come here, I feel like we have such a great support from Russian fans and from the crowd, you know, here in Canada. So it's been really great and a big pleasure to play here.
It's not my first Russian final. I played a couple of Russian finals before, but I think it's great. It's going to be -- I hope it's going to be good example for Russian, you know, people and for little kids, and you know, I just feel extremely happy to win today.

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Elena Dementieva: 2009 Toronto Champion!
23rd August 2009
 Elena DementievaElena defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-3 to win her 14th career title and her 3rd of 2009 at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.  Toronto is one of the biggest titles that Elena has won.  Congratulations Elena!

It was a long match, just over 2 hours and Elena was playing a player who was fighting until the end.

Elena now leads the US Open Series standings and the only player who can stop her is Flavia Pennetta if she wins New Haven.

Elena will now take a week off and her next tournament will be the 4th and final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open and she will be going in as one of the favourites.
Toronto Semi-Final Interview
22nd August 2009
Elena DementievaQ.You spoke yesterday about how playing on a hardcourt was going to be a different story for you than when you played Venus at Wimbledon. Did you feel like things played out the way you thought they would? What is it about playing on the hardcourt that gives you the advantage that you seem to have over her since you played so well against her?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I didn't play Venus; I played Serena.

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Elena into Toronto final
22nd August 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to her 4th final of 2009 at the Rogers Cup in Toronto after she defeated #2 seed Serena Williams of the United States 7-6 6-1.  Elena battled back from 5-3 in the 1st set to seal victory for the 2nd time this year over the American.

After the match Elena had this to say about her win: "I was really waiting for this match after Wimbledon.  It's always very interesting to play against Serena, and I was looking for revenge after Wimbledon.  I was very positive on the court, and very satisfied with the way I was playing."

In the final to be played at 13.30 local time on Saturday, Elena will play Maria Sharapova of Russia.  They have played 10 times before and Elena trails the series 2-10.
Toronto Quarter-Final Interview
21st August 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. What was going through your head when you lost that first set in a heartbreaking fashion?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, it was little disappointing, because I was able to break a couple times but I couldn't win my own serve. I feel like I had a lot of opportunity, but I didn't play as well as I needed at that moment.
I was trying to forget it as quick as possible, you know, this tiebreak, and just, you know, focus on the second set and try to play more aggressively and, you know, not think what she doesn't like to do but more focus on my shots.

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Elena through to Serena Williams match in Toronto
21st August 2009
Elena DementievaThe Wimbledon semi that Elena played last month was one of the best matches this year and Elena put everything into that match and Elena will have a chance for revenge against #2 seed Serena Williams of the United States on Saturday at 15.00 local time in Toronto.

Elena got revenge against Samantha Stosur who defeated her at Roland Garros in May.  Elena won 6-7 6-3 6-1.

Elena has played Williams 9 times before and trails the series 3-6.
Toronto 3rd Round Interview
20th August 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. What do you know about your opponent tomorrow? What would you look forward to in tomorrow's game?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Samantha Stosur? Well, I play her in Australia and I lost to her in French Open. But I think, you know, she has such a big weapon, like a kick serve and the forehand is very powerful. So she's a very solid player, you know, with big weapons in her game.
I think she improved a lot, so it's going to be tough match. I was watching her against Svetlana in the first round. I think she was very impressive. I'm just looking forward to this challenge.

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Elena battles into Toronto Quarters
20th August 2009
Elena DementievaElena battled into the quarters in Toronto after she defeated Shahar Peer of Israel.  Elena won 6-1 1-6 6-4 in 2 hours and 27 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play Samantha Stosur of Australia.  They have played 4 times before and Elena leads the series 3-1.
Toronto 2nd Round Interview
19th August 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. More pleasant to play in that kind of weather than a few days ago?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, yes, it was nice, actually, and it was not too windy, so I was really, you know, enjoying my time on the court, especially after coming from Cincinnati when it was a very tough weather condition. So yeah, it was a good day.

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Elena wins first match in Toronto
19th August 2009
Elena scored a comfortable 6-3 6-2 victory over Shahar Peer of Israel to advance to the 3rd round of Toronto.  In the 3rd round to be played on Thursday at 11.00 local time, Elena will face Shahar Peer of Israel.
Exclusive Toronto photos
17th August 2009
 Elena DementievaCheck out the exclusive Toronto from Elena-Dementieva.Net in the photo gallery.

19 photos of Elena from a practice today have been added if you want to see all the photos click here.
Toronto News
16th August 2009
 Elena's last event of the US Open Series before the final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open will begin on Monday.  Elena is the #4 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round, Elena will play the winner of the Iveta Benesova/Ai Sugiyama match.  The first seed Elena can meet is #15 seed Amelie Mauresmo of France in the 3rd round.

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Elena has played this event 8 times before and her best result was reaching the semis in 2003.
Elena out of Cincinnati
15th August 2009
 Elena DementievaOn a hot and humid night in Cincinnati, Elena is out of Cincinnati.  Elena lost 6-7 6-0 6-7 in 2 hours and 46 minutes to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia.  Elena saved 3 matchpoints towards the end of the 3rd set and it looked like she was heading to the victory in the tie-break as she had 4 matchpoints but she couldn't convert any of them.  Elena will now head to Toronto which begins on Monday.
Cincinnati Quarter-Final Interview
14th August 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Your thoughts on your win today? Seemed like you were doing really well with both your serve and service returns. You broke seven times today.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, we had difficult time holding serve in the beginning of the match. There was so many breaks. As soon as I was able to hold my serve, I started to play more confident.
Just satisfied the way I was playing the whole match. Played some tough matches against her in the past. I think the tactic for today's match was different for me. I was trying to stay aggressive and not play backhand crosscourt all the time, you know, trying to mix it up, and it really worked.

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Elena beats Wozniacki in Cincinnati
14th August 2009
Elena DementievaElena is into the semis in Cincinnati after she defeated #8 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-2 6-1. 

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will play #5 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia.  They have played 9 times before and Jankovic leads the series 6-3.
Cincinnati 3rd Round Interview
13th August 2009
Elena DementievaQ. How do you feel about your match today?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, it was a pretty tough condition out there. It was pretty hot, so I was trying to stay positive.
I mean, it was a difficult match to play because of the condition. I'm glad I was able to win in two sets and save some energy for the next round.
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Elena into Cincinnati Quarters
13th August 2009
 Elena is through to the quarters in Cincinnati after she scored a straight victory over Romanian Sorana Cirstea.  Elena won 6-4 6-4 to improve her overall record against the recent Roland Garros quarter-finalist to 3-0.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will be up against #8 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.  Elena has played Wozniacki twice before and the series is tied 2-2.  3 of the matches have been played on hardcourts and Elena leads 2-1.  This match will be played at 12.00ET.
Cincinnati 2nd Round Interview
12th August 2009
Elena DementievaQ. You had a pretty straightforward match today. Was there anything that worked well for you or that you need to work on for your game?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, it was the first match for me. You know, I was really excited to play against her. We never played before, so it was our first meeting.
I think it was actually, you know, a tough first-round match for me. She was playing very well and just think she has really lots of talent. I did expect a tough match against her. I was watching her, and she beat Francesca Schiavone in the first round.
So, yeah, I'm satisfied with the result today.

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Elena advances in Cincinnati
12th August 2009
 Elena is into the 3rd round at Cincinnati after she defeated Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.  Elena won 6-3 6-4 in 1 hour and 20 minutes over the Belgian qualifier.

In the 3rd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will be up against Sorana Cirstea of Romania.  They have played twice before - both times in 2008 and Elena leads the series 2-0.  This match will be the 2nd match on Grandstand and the schedule of play begins at 12.00ET.
Elena to play Wickmayer in Cincinnati
11th August 2009
 Elena will play Belgian qualifier Yanina Wickmayer in the 2nd round in Cincinnati.  Elena has never played Wickmayer before.

This match will be played on Wednesday and will be the 3rd match on Centre Court.  The schedule of play begins at 11.00ET.
Elena and Clijsters play on Water
9th August 2009
 Elena DementievaTo kick off the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open, World No. 4 Elena Dementieva and Kim Clijsters, who is making her return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, played tennis on a specially constructed court in the Royal Fountains at Kings Island theme park.

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Cincinnati draw released
8th August 2009
 The draw for the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round to be played on Tuesday or Wednesday, Elena will play either Francesca Schiavone of Italy or a qualifier.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #16 seed Virginie Razzano of France in the 3rd round.

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This is Elena's first appearance in Cincinnati which was upgraded to Premier $2M level this year.
Elena out of Stanford
1st August 2009
Elena DementievaElena suffered a disappointing loss in Stanford as she could only claim one game against #2 seed Venus Williams.  Elena lost 0-6 1-6 in 64 minutes.

Elena will now take a week off and her next tournament will be Cincinnati which begins on August 10th.  Elena will be making her 1st appearance there.
Elena defeats Hantuchova to reach the semis in Stanford
31st July 2009
 Elena DementievaElena scored a win over Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia today to reach the semis in Stanford.  Elena won 6-2 6-4 in 1 hour and 38 minutes.

This is Elena's 8th semi-final of 2009.

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will play #2 seed Venus Williams of the United States.  This match will be the night match that begins at 19.00 local time.  Elena has played Williams 10 times before and trails the series 2-8, but she has beaten Williams in this Stadium, way back in 1999 in the Fed Cup Final
Elena into Stanford Quarters
29th July 2009
Elena DementievaElena scored a comprehensive win over Maria Kirilenko of Russia under the lights to reach the quarters in Stanford.  Elena won 6-1 6-2 in 1 hour and 17 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.  They have played each other 12 times before and Elena leads the series 9-3.  The last meeting was in Stuttgart indoors in 2007 and Elena won in straight sets.
Elena scores win in Stanford debut
27th July 2009
 Elena DementievaElena started her US Open series campaign with a win today as she won her match at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.  Elena defeated Anne Keothavong of Great Britain 6-1 6-4 in 1 hour and 35 minutes to bring her lifetime record against the Brit to 2-0.

In the 2nd round, Elena will play one of 2 Russians: Anna Chakvetadze or Maria Kirilenko.  This match will be played on Wednesday or Thursday.
Elena in downtown San Francisco
26th July 2009
Elena DementievaElena visited downtown San Francisco and took in the sights at the Golden Gate Bridge and Lombard Street.

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Stanford draw released
24th July 2009
 The draw for the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford has been released and Elena is the #3 seed and will play Anne Keothavong of Great Britain in the 1st round.  Elena has played Keothavong once before at the US Open last year and won 6-3 6-4.   This match will be played on Monday or Tuesday.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is #7 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarters.  Elena is in #2 seed's Venus Williams half.

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Stanford is Elena's 1st US Open series events on hardcourts and she has never played here before.  Elena has no points to defend next week.
Elena's next tournaments
6th July 2009
Elena DementievaElena will be back in action at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford to begin her US Open series campaign.  Stanford will begin on 27th July and Elena will be making her first appearance there.

Elena will then take a week off and will be back in action at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati which begins on August 10th and again Elena will be making her debut appearance there.
Wimbledon Quarter-Final Intervew
2nd July 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Is it a match you thought on merit you should have won?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think it was a very close match, and I think we both were playing very well today. It was a good fight.
Actually, I feel very satisfied the way I was playing today. The only regret I have, maybe I should take a little bit more risk on match point, should go down the line.
But overall it was a good match.

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Elena out of Wimbledon
2nd July 2009
Elena DementievaElena gave everything in one of the best matches at Wimbledon in recent times but it wasn't enough as she was knocked out by 2 time champion and #2 seed Serena Williams of the United States.  Elena lost 7-6 5-7 6-8 in 2 hour and 49 minutes in what was the longest semi-final in Wimbledon history.

Elena had a matchpoint on Williams serve at 5-4 in the 3rd set but couldn't convert it.
Wimbledon Quarter-Final Intervew
30th June 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Second semifinal in a row. Probably you will play Serena. To go one round further than last year, which areas do you feel you need to be concentrating on?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think it's a completely different situation. For sure, it was a great experience being in the semis last year. But this time I'm going to play a different player and it's gonna be all new.
So I'm just thinking that, you know, I had some good matches so far. And the most important for the next round will be to stay focused and to stay playing aggressive on the court, and we'll see if I can do it.

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Elena through to Wimbledon Semis
30th June 2009
Elena DementievaElena is into the Wimbledon semis for the 2nd year in a row after she defeated Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 6 minutes.

In the semis, Elena will play #2 seed Serena Williams of the United States.  They have played 8 times before and Elena trails the series 3-5.  They have played twice this year and it is tied 1-1.
Wimbledon 4th round Intervew
29th June 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Did you expect a tougher game today than that?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I expected a tough match because we were playing at the beginning of the year in New Zealand and it was a tough match in the final. So I think she really improved a lot, you know, since last year.
I was expecting a tough match. But maybe she was a little bit tired from playing against Cibulkova. It was a very close match, three sets. I'm sure she didn't play her best today.

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Elena into Wimbledon Quarters
29th June 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to the quarters for the 2nd straight year after she defeated Elena Vesnina of Russia.  Elena won 6-1 6-3 in 1 hour and 10 minutes.  Elena won the match when Vesnina hit a volley long on matchpoints.

In the quarters to be played on Tuesday, Elena will play Francesca Schiavone of Italy.  They have played 8 times before and the series is tied 4-4 and they have never played on grass.  The last meeting was in Dubai last year which Elena won in 3 sets.
Wimbledon 3rd round Intervew
26th June 2009
Elena DementievaQ. How was the court playing today? Did it seem to be slow? It looked slow.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: No, actually I don't think it was slow. It was the same as all other courts.

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Elena through to Wimbledon last 16
26th June 2009
 Elena DementievaElena continued her straight sets domination at Wimbledon as she defeated Regina Kulikova of Russia 6-1 6-2.

Elena will have the weekend off and play her 4th round match on Monday against Elena Vesnina of Russia.  They have played twice before and Elena leads the series 2-0.
Elena defeats Rezai at Wimbledon
24th June 2009
Elena DementievaElena is into the 3rd round at Wimbledon after she defeated Aravane Rezai of France.  Elena won 6-1 6-3.

In the 3rd round to be played on Friday, Elena will play Regina Kulikova of Russia, they have never played before.
Elena into Wimbledon 2nd Round
22nd June 2009
 Elena DementievaElena had a 6-4 6-1 victory over Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia to start her Wimbledon campaign.  Elena triumphed in 1 hour and 14 minutes.

Elena will play her 2nd round match against Aravane Rezai of France on Wednesday.  Elena has played Rezai 4 times before and leads the series 4-0.  They have never played before on grass and the last meeting was in Paris earlier this year indoors and Elena won 6-4 6-3.
Wimbledon draw released
19th June 2009
 The draw for the 3rd Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon has been released and Elena is seeded #4 and will play Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia in the 1st round on Monday.  Elena has never played Kudryavtseva before.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is #27 seed Alisa Kleybanova of Russia in the 3rd round, and is seeded to meet #14 seed Dominika Cibulkova of Russia in the 4th round.  #7 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia could be a possible Quarter-final opponent.

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Wimbledon is the 3rd Grand Slam of the year and is the only Grand Slam played on grass and ends the very short grass court season.  Last year Elena got her best result here by reaching the semis.
Elena at the Wimbledon Player's Party
18th June 2009
 Elena DementievaElena attended The Ralph Lauren Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Pre-Wimbledon Party at The Roof Gardens tonight in London.

Other players who were there include Ana Ivanovic, Venus Williams, Serena Williams and Vera Zvonareva.

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Elena out of Eastbourne
17th June 2009
 Elena DementievaElena has been knocked out in the 2nd round of the AEGON International in Eastbourne as she lost 0-6 6-3 7-6 to Virginie Razzano of France in just under 2 hours.

Elena's next tournament will be Wimbledon which begins next Monday.  Elena will be seeded 4th and the draw will be released on Friday.
Elena through in Eastbourne
15th June 2009
 Elena DementievaElena won her 1st grass match of 2009 today as she defeated Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-2 6-2 at Eastbourne in 1 hour and 28 minutes.

In the 2nd round, Elena will play Virginie Razzano of France.  They have played once before way back in 2001 in Los Angeles and Elena won 6-4 6-4.
Sport & Style Photos
13th June 2009
 Elena Dementieva6 brand new photos of Elena modelling from L'Équipe's Sport and Style magazine have been added to the site.

L'Équipe  is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sports.

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Eastbourne draw released
13th June 2009
 The draw for the AEGON International in Eastbourne, UK has been released and Elena is the top seed and will play Maria Kirilenko of Russia in the 1st round.  Elena has played Kirilenko once before in San Diego in 2007 and won in straight sets.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarters. 

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Elena has played once before in 2007 and reached the quarters.
Roland Garros 3rd Round Interview
30th May 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. Could you tell us what was the problem? You were not able to play your best game today?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I just feel I'm far away from, you know, playing -- from being in the good shape. I feel like I couldn't, you know, perform any better.
She was playing very solid, very good first serve. I was not able to just to stand there. You know, just too many unforced errors and not enough power from me.
I did what I could.

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Elena knocked out in Paris
30th May 2009
Elena DementievaElena has been knocked out of Roland Garros at the hands of #30 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia.  Elena lost 3-6 6-4 1-6 in 2 hours and 12 minutes.

Elena's next tournament will be on grass in Eastbourne and it begins on June 15th.
Elena into Paris 3rd round as Dokic retires
28th May 2009
Elena is through to the 3rd round at Roland Garros after Jelena Dokic of Australia had to retire due to a back injury.  Dokic was leading 2-6 4-3 when she retired.

After the match, Elena had this to say: "It feels bad to win this way and it must be hard on her. She was very solid it's bad luck for her.  I didn't deserve to win this match."

In the 3rd round to be played on Saturday, Elena will play #30 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia.   They have played 3 times before and Elena hasn't dropped a set against Stosur.  The last meeting was at the Australian Open earlier this year which Elena won 7-6 6-4.  They have never played on clay.
Elena wins 1st match in Paris
26th May 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to the 2nd round in Roland Garros after she defeated Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-4 6-3 in 1 hour and 23 minutes.

In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will face Jelena Dokic of Australia.  They have played 8 times before and Elena trails the series 3-5 but won the last meeting in Miami in 2004.
Roland Garros draw released
22nd May 2009
 The draw for the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros in Paris, France has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and will play a qualifier in the 1st round.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #30 seed Samantha Stosur of Australia in the 3rd round. 

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Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam played on clay and last year Elena reached the quarters here losing to Dinara Safina and her best result was reaching the final in 2004.
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15th May 2009
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Elena out of Madrid
13th May 2009
 Elena DementievaElena is out of Madrid after she lost 6-1 4-6 2-6 to Amelie Mauresmo of France in the 3rd round.

Elena's next tournament will be the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros which begins on May 24th.
Elena through to Madrid last 16
11th May 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to the last 16 in Madrid after she defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-3 6-2 in 1 hour and 8 minutes.

In the 3rd round Elena will play either #15 seed Jie Zheng of China or Amelie Mauresmo of France.
Elena into Madrid 2nd round
9th May 2009
Elena is through to the 2nd round in Madrid after she defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States 6-4 6-1.

In the 2nd round Elena will play Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain.  They have never played before.
Madrid draw released
8th May 2009
Elena DementievaThe draw for the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain has been released and Elena is the #3 seed and will play Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States in the 1st round.  They have played once before in Los Angeles in 2006 and Elena won in 3 sets.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #15 seed Jie Zheng of China in the 3rd round.

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Madrid is a brand new event and is one of the 4 mandatory events on the WTA tour.  This will be Elena's last tournament on clay before the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros which begins on May 24th.
Elena out of Stuttgart
2nd May 2009
 Elena is out of Stuttgart after she lost to #5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 4-6 2-6 in the semis. 

After the match Elena said: "I was too passive, I didn't attack her.  I did not play at my high level."

Elena's next tournament will be Madrid beginning on May 9th.
Elena reaches the semis in Stuttgart
1st May 2009
It took 4 matchpoints and over 2 hours of play but Elena got through to the semis in Stuttgart.  Elena defeated Marion Bartoli of France 6-2 4-6 6-3 to increase the series to 5-2 against the Frenchwoman.  Elena won the match with a winning backhand into the corner.

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will play #5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.  They have played 9 times before and Kuznetsova leads the series 5-4, Elena won the last meeting in the final in Dubai last year in 3 sets.
Elena into Stuttgart Quarters
30th April 2009
 Elena is through to the quarters in Stuttgart after she defeated Agnes Szavay of Hungary 7-6 6-1.   After a close first set, Elena started to show her game in the second set as she dropped only 1 game.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play unseeded Marion Bartoli of France, they have played 6 times before and Elena leads the series 4-2, the last meeting was in New Haven in 2007 and Elena won in straight sets.
Elena wins first match at Stuttgart
28th April 2009
Elena is through to the 2nd round in Stuttgart after she defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 6-4 3-6 6-3.

In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will play Agnes Szavay of Hungary, they have played once before in Paris last year and Szavay won in 3 tight sets.
Stuttgart draw released
26th April 2009
Elena DementievaThe draw for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany has been released and Elena is the #2 seed and will play Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany in the 1st round, they have played twice before and Elena leads the series 2-0.  The last meeting was in Rome on clay in 2006 and Elena won 7-6 3-6 6-1.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #8 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the quarters.

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This event will be played on red clay and will be the first ever WTA tournament played on clay indoors.  Last year the event was played on hardcourts and Elena reached the quarters.
Charleston Semi-Final Interview
18th April 2009
Q. Elena, you fought so hard to get back into that. Did the climb take a lot of energy out of you do you think?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think she played really well. She has a very solid baseline game, great defense. I was trying to go for the winner, but unfortunately I just saw too many mistakes in the
beginning of the match. So for me to come back just took a lot of energy, and I wish I had a better start, and so it would be a different game.

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Elena out of Charleston
18th April 2009
Elena DementievaElena is out of Charleston in the semis after she lost 4-6 7-5 5-7 to #5 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in her second consecutive tournament.

Elena will be skipping the Fed Cup tie against Italy, instead she will prepare for her next tournament which begins on April 27th in Stuttgart.   This event will be played on red clay and will be the first ever WTA tournament played on clay indoors.  Last year the event was played on hardcourts and Elena reached the quarters.
Dementieva advances to semifinals as Cibulkova retires due to injury
17th April 2009
 Elena DementievaTop-seeded Elena Dementieva's quarterfinal Family Circle Cup victory Friday over Dominika Cibulkova was short and sweet.

Dementieva, ranked No. 3 in the world, won a hard-fought first set, then after cruising in the first game of the second set, walked off the court a 6-4, 1-0 winner when Cibulkova retired because of an injured left thigh.

Cibulkova, the tournament's No. 7 seed, had started the match with her left thigh heavily taped, and ducked out of the stadium between sets to have the thigh rewrapped.

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Charleston Quarter-Final Interview
17th April 2009
 Q. Elena, could you tell she was hurt?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I wasn't sure. I mean she came with the tape on her leg, and I didn't know if it was bad or not, so I just feel sorry she couldn't finish the match. We played a couple times before, and it was always very interesting, very tough match, so
hopefully next time we finish.

Q. Does this give you a little bit more time to enjoy Charleston socially?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, actually I'm just planning to go to practice because I didn't play enough. And there is something in my game that I didn't like today, so I think I'm just going to go for a workout.

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Elena into Charleston Semis
17th April 2009
Elena DementievaElena is into the semis at Charleston after her opponent #7 seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia had to retire with a back injury.  Elena was leading 6-4 1-0 when Cibulkova retired.

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will play #5 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, Elena has played Wozniacki 3 times before and leads the series 2-1.  The match will begin at around 13.00 local time.
Charleston 3rd Round Interview
16th April 2009
 Q. First of all, could you just tell us how you felt the match went today?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah. I think I played well. You know, I was very aggressive. I was focused all the way, which is important when you're winning easily, and I'm satisfied, you know. I think she was a little bit nervous, did a lot of mistakes, but I was trying to be focused on my game and trying to attack all the time. It really worked today.

Q. Can I get your reaction to Venus losing earlier today?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I didn't watch the match. I just saw some of the beginning of the match, because I was playing next. And from what I saw, Sabine was playing really well today. And what can I say? The competition is pretty tough. You have to be ready from the first round, because it's not going to be easy now, especially playing on clay court, first tournament. You really have to be patient and take some time before you really feel the surface.

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Elena into Charleston Quarters
16th April 2009
 Elena DementievaElena is into the quarters at Charleston after she scored an easy win over Varvara Lepchenko of the United States.  Elena won 6-1 6-1.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play #7 seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.  They have played 3 times before and Elena leads the series 2-1, they have never played on clay, only hardcourts.
Dementieva rolls past Ditty in her first match
14th April 2009
Elena DementievaThat wasn't a Bronx cheer you heard late in Tuesday night's Family Circle Cup match featuring No. 1 seed Elena Dementieva.

It was more like a pity Ditty party.

Dementieva crushed Julie Ditty, 6-0, 6-2, on Tuesday night at Family Circle Cup Stadium, as the top-seeded Russian needed only 50 minutes to dispose of the 30-year-old Ditty, a somewhat obscure member of the Sony Ericcson WTA Tour who resides in Ashland, Ky., and has won $384,988 in a career that dates back to 2002.

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Charleston 2nd Round Interview
14th April 2009
Q. Can you talk about coming in, playing the first night match as the No. 1 seed?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: You know, it just feels very good to be back here. And like I said, it's my first tournament on clay court, so I was practicing for 10 days on clay surface, and I was trying to get ready for this tournament. So I think today was a good start for the tournament, and hopefully it's going to give me confidence for the next round.

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Elena wins 1st match at Charleston
14th April 2009
 Elena DementievaElena won her 1st match under the lights tonight as she scored a very comfortable win over Julie Ditty of the United States.  Elena won 6-0 6-2 in 51 minutes.

In the 3rd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will play either Shenay Perry or Varvara Lepchenko.
Elena to play Tuesday night
14th April 2009
Elena DementievaElena will begin her Charleston campaign on Tuesday night.  In her 2nd round match Elena will face Julie Ditty of the United States, Elena has never played Ditty before and the match will begin at 19.00 local time.

Good Luck Elena!
Charleston draw released
12th April 2009
 The draw for the Family Circle Cup in Charleston has been released and Elena is the top seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Julie Ditty of the United States or Ayumi Morita of Japan.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #15 seed Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic.

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Last year Elena reached the semis here and her best result was reaching the final in 2005.
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7th April 2009
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Elena knocked out of Miami
30th March 2009
Elena DementievaElena is out of Miami in the 4th round after she lost 5-7 4-6 to #13 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.

Elena's next tournament will be on the green clay of Charleston which begins on April 13th.  Last year Elena reached the semis there.
Elena into Miami last 16
29th March 2009
 Elena DementievaElena is through to the 4th round in Miami after she defeated #31 seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 32 minutes.

In the 4th round to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play #13 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.  Elena has played Wozniacki twice before and leads the series 2-0.
Elena wins 1st match in Miami
27th March 2009
Elena DementievaElena won her 2nd round match at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami today as she defeated fellow Russian Anastasia Pivovarova 6-0 3-6 6-3 in 1 hour and 51 minutes to score her 20th win of 2009.  This was Elena's 1st meeting against Pivovarova.

In the 3rd round to be played on Sunday, Elena will play #31 seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain, they have played once before, earlier this year at the Australian Open in the quarters and Elena won in straight sets.
Miami draw released
23rd March 2009
 The draw for the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round, Elena will play either Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States or Anastasia Pivovarova of Russia.  Elena has played Mattek-Sands once before in Los Angeles in 2006 and won in straight sets, Elena has never played Pivovarova before.  This match will be played on Friday or Saturday.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is #31 seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain in the 3rd round.  Elena is seeded to meet #13 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the 4th round and her compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarters.  Elena is in #2 seed Dinara Safina of Russia half.  Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva and Jelena Jankovic round off the draw in the top half.

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Miami is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts in Florida.  Last year, Elena had to pull out injured in the quarters against Jankovic.  Elena's best result here was reaching the final in 2004.
5 things you didn't know about Elena Dementieva
15th March 2009
Elena Dementieva1. SHE CALLS HOME TO SPEAK TO HER DOGS
"I know it sounds crazy.  I just love them (Rocky, a French bulldog, and Patrick, a Yorkshire Terrier).  They're so much fun.  Absolutely two different dogs, two different characters, but I just love them."

2. LINUS HAS HER BLANKET, ELENA HAS HER BIRD
"I always have one little toy (a tiny stuffed bird) with me, which was given to me by my parents when I was born.  I always carry it with me.  It brings me luck.  I just think it's good to have it with me.  I feel safe like that.

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Dementieva dumped out in Indian Wells
14th March 2009
Elena DementievaPre-tournament favourite Elena Dementieva suffered a shock defeat in the second round of the WTA event in Indian Wells on Saturday.  Third seed Dementieva was beaten 7-6 2-6 6-1 by Czech Petra Cetkovska.

Russian Dementieva hit a total of 14 double faults, eight in the first set, as she suffered her earliest defeat in the Indian Wells tournament since 2003.

Dementieva, who began the year with back-to-back titles in Auckland and Sydney and then reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open, blamed her hectic schedule so far in 2009 for her lacklustre effort.

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Indian Wells 2nd Round Interview
14th March 2009
Q. I heard you like to call home to talk to your dogs. What do you say to them?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Oh, no, actually, I don't do that. I think they just made it up.

Q. On a day like today, it's a hard day. What positive can you take away that you can apply to the next tournament, next match? Do you learn something on a day like today that you can think about next time?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I'm sure every time you lose you're trying to learn something. I just feel like I probably shouldn't come here because I played a lot of the matches in the beginning of the year and I just needed you know, just to take some time off and get ready and recovery.
So, yeah, I didn't have enough time, so just, you know, will think about it and just make some changes for the next tournament.

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Elena out of Indian Wells
14th March 2009
 Elena suffered a shocking loss at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells as she lost in the 2nd round to qualifier Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic.  Elena lost 6-7 6-2 1-6 and is the highest seed out so far.

This is Elena's earliest loss since Montreal last year and her next event will be Miami which begins on March 25th.
Determined Dementieva will try to reassert her presence at BNP Paribas Open
13th March 2009
 Elena DementievaWhen Elena Dementieva walked into the media room at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, only a handful of reporters gathered around her.

Everyone else was surrounding defending champion Ana Ivanovic.

After missing the tournament for the past two years, Dementieva will try to reassert her presence at Indian Wells and continue the best start to her 11-year career.

“It's nice to come back and be in this beautiful place,” said the 27-year-old Russian, seeded third this year.

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Indian Wells draw out
9th March 2009
 The draw for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells has been released and Elena is the #3 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play a qualifier and this match will be played on either Friday or Saturday.  The first seed Elena can play is #30 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the 3rd round.

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Indian Wells is a premier mandatory event played on hardcourts in California.  Elena hasn't played here since 2006 and that was when she got her best result by reaching the final.
Elena loses in Dubai
19th February 2009
 Elena DementievaElena is out of Dubai in the quarters after she lost 3-6 3-6 to Venus Williams of the United States in 1 hour and 18 minutes.

There was some good patches of play from Elena in the 2nd set and she did have a chance to lead 4-2 but it wasn't to be.  Elena's next tournament will be Indian Wells beginning on March 11th.
Elena into Dubai Quarters
18th February 2009
Elena DementievaElena scored an easy 2 set win today over Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain to advance to the quarters in Dubai.  Elena won 6-1 6-3 in 1 hour and 15 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Thursday, Elena will play #6 seed Venus Williams of the United States.  Elena has played Williams 9 times before and trails the series 2-7.
Elena scores 500th match win in Dubai
17th February 2009
Elena DementievaElena scored her 500th WTA match win tonight in Dubai as she defeated Sybille Bammer of Austria 7-5 6-2 to reach the 3rd round.

In the 3rd round to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.  Elena has played Medina Garrigues 3 times before and leads the series 2-1.  The last meeting was at the Australian Open last year which Elena won 5-7 6-2 6-3.
Dubai draw released
15th February 2009
 The draw for Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai has been released and is the #4 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round, Elena will play Sybille Bammer of Austria.  Elena has played Bammer 3 times before and leads the series 2-1.  The last meeting was in Stuttgart last year and Elena won in straight sets.   The 1st seed, Elena can meet is #14 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.  Elena is seeded to meet #6 seed Venus Williams of the United States in the quarters and #1 seed Serena Williams in the semis.

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Dubai is a Premier $2M event played on hardcourts and Elena is the defending champion.
Paris Final Interview
15th February 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. It was obviously a very long and tight match. Do you feel that you've missed your chances in the first set, and that could have been a different story if you had won the first set?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yes, I think I had some opportunity in the first set, 5-4 serving for the set. And also in the tie-breaker, it was a very close set.
I don't know if it changed something in the game, because I think I played really well today. And, you know, she never gives up. So I don't think, you know, it wouldn't be any easier for me. But for me I missed some chances in the beginning.

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Elena loses Paris final
15th February 2009
Elena DementievaIn one of the best matches of 2009 so far, Elena lost in the final of the Open GDF in Paris to local favourite #8 seed Amelie Mauresmo of France.  Elena lost 6-7 6-2 4-6 in just under 2 hours and 38 minutes.

This was Elena's 1st appearance in the final here and she produced a good display of attacking tennis against an inspired player but unfortunately it wasn't enough to take title #3 of 2009.
Paris Semi-Final Interview
14th February 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Elena Dementieva, when did you find out about Serena's withdrawal, and what was your reaction?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: I found out at the last minute. She told me just a few minutes before the match was to start. I feel really badly for her. It's never easy getting injured. I hope that she gets better as soon as possible. Unfortunately, these things happen sometimes, that's sports for you.

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Elena into Paris final
14th February 2009
Elena DementievaElena will make her 1st appearance in the final in Paris after her opponent #1 seed Serena Williams of the United States had to withdraw because of injury.

In the final to be played on Sunday, Elena will play #8 seed Amelie Mauresmo of France at 15.00 local time.  Elena has played Mauresmo 14 times before and trails the series 6-8 but has won the last 2 meetings indoors.
Paris Quarter-Final Interview
13th February 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. It seems that you took the good habit of winning your match in two sets now, because you had the reputation before to be the queen of the three setters and the long match. How can you say that you improved of going early in the match?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I think I used to have a slow start, you know, most of the time. And today my focus was in the beginning of the game. Because I know she's a very experienced player, and she played a very solid match last night.
So it was strange to get ready and start from the first point, to be aggressive, to take the advantage. You know, just dictate it in the game.
So, yeah, I'm very satisfied with the way I was playing from the beginning to the end, just the whole match.

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Elena defeats Dechy to reach Paris Semis
13th February 2009
Elena DementievaElena defeated Nathalie Dechy of France 6-3 6-2 to reach the semis in Paris.

In the semis to be played on Saturday at 14.30 local time, Elena will play world #1 Serena Williams of the United States.  They have played 8 times before and Elena trails the series 3-5.  They have played twice this year and it is tied 1-1.
Paris 2nd Round Interview
12th February 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. Elena, congratulations on this victory. Does this match make you confident for the rest of the Open GDF SUEZ?
 ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yes, it was definitely a good test for me. Anastasia is a strong player and the first set was very close and disputed, it's the type of match I was epxecting to work on my confidence and get in a great rhythm. Hopefully, that will prove to be useful for tomorrow.

Q. You were playing against Pavlyuchenkova for the first time, what did you think of her game?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: She very talented, that's for sure, and still, she's very young. I think she's one of the youngest players on tour. With some more experience, she will be even more dangerous. And with such a solid game, I think she will be a really great player in the near future.

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Elena through to Paris quarters
12th February 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to the quarters in Paris after she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-4 6-2.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play #58 Nathalie Dechy of France.  They have played 11 times and Elena leads the series 9-2.  Elena has won all of the 3 matches they have played indoors.
Elena wins 1st match in Paris
11th February 2009
 Elena DementievaElena scored a comfortable win over Aravane Rezai of France to advance to the 2nd round in Paris.  Elena won 6-4 6-3.  Rezai replaced Elena's original opponent Ai Sugiyama of Japan who withdrew because of injury.

In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday evening, Elena will play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, they have never played before.
Paris Pre-Tournament Interview
10th February 2009
Elena DementievaQ. You got off to a good start, you won in Oakland and Brisbane then you reached the semifinals in Melbourne. What is the reason for such a good start? Did you train harder during the winter break?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, first of all, I didn't play in Brisbane. Yes, I had a different preparation. I was practicing in the states, and I spent almost five weeks there. So I think that the preparation was a little bit different this time. And it's really helped me to adjust for the weather conditions and playing in Australia.
So I think also playing a small tournament in the beginning of the year gives me a lot of confidence. So I was able to play much better next week, and play with a lot of confidence during the Australian Open.

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Paris draw released
8th February 2009
 The draw for the Open GDF Suez in Paris, France has been released and Elena is the #3 seed and will play Ai Sugiyama of Japan in the 1st round.  Elena has played Sugiyama 6 times before and leads the series 4-2.  They have played twice before indoors and Elena won both matches.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #6 seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the quarters.  Elena is in world #1 Serena Williams half.

Paris is a Premier 700K event played indoors and Elena has played here 7 times before and her best result was reaching the semis in 2003 and 2008.
Russia into Fed Cup semis
8th February 2009
 Elena DementievaAnna Chakvetadze replaced Elena and scored a 6-1 6-2 victory over Zi Yan to give Russia an unassailable 3-0 lead over China in their Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group tie in Moscow, and a place once again in April's semifinals against Italy.  Elena played the final dead doubles rubber with Svetlana Kuznetsova.  They won 1-6 6-4 6-4 over Sun and Yan.

Well Done Russia!
Elena wins to give Russia 2-0 lead
7th February 2009
Elena DementievaElena defeated Shuai Zhang of China 6-3 6-0 in just over an hour to give Russia a 2-0 lead in their Fed Cup tie.  Earlier on in the day Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Zi Yan 6-2 6-4. 

Russia only need to win 1 of the 3 matches tomorrow to advance to the semis.  Elena gets the first chance at a win as she up first again against Zi Yan.
Fed Cup schedule released
6th February 2009
 Elena DementievaThe schedule for Russia's 1st round tie against China in Moscow in Fed Cup has been released.  Svetlana Kuznetsova will play the 1st match for Russia against Zi Yan on Saturday and Elena will play her 1st Fed Cup match since 2006 in the 2nd singles rubber against Shuai Zhang afterwards.  The matches will begin at 14.00 local time.

On Sunday, Elena will be first up against Zi Yan and Kuznetsova will play Zhang.  There is also a doubles rubber to be played if that is needed.

Russia go into this tie as strong favourites and need to win 3 of the 5 matches to advance to a semi-final against either Italy or France in April.
Elena to play Fed Cup
29th January 2009
 Elena will play her 1st Fed Cup tie since 2006 against China.  The tie will be played in Moscow indoors and will be held on the weekend of February 7th and 8th.  Other Russian team members are Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze and Alisa Kleybanova.  Good Luck Team Russia!
Australian Open Semi-Final Interview
29th January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Was it a match of lost opportunities and frustration?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: No. I think it was a good match. I think Serena played really well today. Uhm, I think I was maybe not aggressive enough and maybe I was playing not deep enough, which allowed her to be very aggressive and dictate the game.
But I think she was very powerful today.

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Elena out of Australian Open
29th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena lost her 1st match of 2009 at the Australian Open in the semis to #2 seed Serena Williams of the United States.  Elena lost 3-6 4-6 in 1 hour and 39 minutes.

Elena will next play Fed Cup on the weekend of February 7th & 8th.
Australian Open Quarter-Final Interview
28th January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. It looked an easy win. But really, how tough was it?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, it was very tough to play because of the weather condition. Also, I mean, she is very strong physically, you know, very fit player. Playing for the first time, I didn't know what to expect from her.
No, I mean, maybe it looked easy. But I think for such a score like 6‑2, 6‑2, we're playing one and a half hour, which is a pretty long match.

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Elena through to Australian Open semis
27th January 2009
 Elena DementievaElena is through to her 1st ever semi-final at the Australian Open in Melbourne after she defeated Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 35 minutes.  Today was one of the hottest days of the Australian summer as temperatures soared to 39°C.  Elena was very happy to have completed the match in straight sets.

In the semis to be played on Thursday at 13.30 local time, Elena will play #2 seed Serena Williams of the United States, Elena has played Williams 7 times before and trails the series 3-4 but has won the last 3 meetings including a straight sets victory in Sydney 2 weeks ago in similar conditions to Melbourne.  Good Luck Elena!
Elena visits Melbourne Zoo
27th January 2009
 Elena DementievaElena visited Melbourne Zoo today and there are 11 photos of Elena.  Click here to see all the photos.

Elena will play her quarter final match at the Australian Open against Carla Suarez Navarro at 11.00 local time.  Make sure you don't miss it!
Australian Open 4th Round Interview
26th January 2009
 Elena DementievaQ. How far are you from your best? Is that your best match you played today?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Uhm, it's hard to say. I think it was a good match, you know, very solid game from the beginning till the end. Yeah, I'm just very satisfied with the way I was playing today.

Q. If you win here, you'll become No. 1. Is that motivating you now?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think it's a great motivation for everyone.

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Elena into Aussie Open Quarters
25th January 2009
 Elena DementievaElena is through to her 1st ever appearance at the quarter-final stage at the Australian Open today as she defeated #18 seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 16 minutes.  Elena won the match on a powerful backhand winner down the line.

In the quarters to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play unseeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain, they have never played before.
Australian Open 3rd Round Interview
24th January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Both of you had trouble holding serve. Was that to do with the conditions?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think we had so many breaks back. I think my return today was much better today than my serve.

I was nervous to play against her here, you know. I'm sure she feels very comfortable, you know, playing on this court with the crowd support. It was not easy for me.

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Elena into Australian Open last 16
24th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to the 4th round of the Australian Open for the 5th time in her career after she defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 6-4 under the lights.

Elena's record in the 4th round here is 0-4 so hopefully she can go one better this year against #18 seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia on Monday.  Elena has played Cibulkova twice before - both times in 2008 and the series is tied 1-1.  Elena won the first meeting in Miami in March and then Cibulkova defeated Elena in Montreal in August.
Australian Open 2nd Round Interview
22nd January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. That seemed to be better than your first one. What was your assessment of your form?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I think it was a little bit easier match today, especially because of the weather conditions. It was not that hot. I think we were lucky to play in the Hisense Arena, which is not as windy as outside courts.

So, yeah, I think just played a little bit better. This is what I need if I want to improve, if I want to go all the way. Just very glad I could win in two sets.

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Elena remains unbeaten this year
21st January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is maintaining her excellent 2009 form in Australia today as she advanced to the 3rd round of the Australian Open.  Elena defeated Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-4 6-1.

In the 3rd round to be played on Saturday, Elena will play Samantha Stosur of Australia.  They have played twice before and Elena won both matches in straight sets.  The last match was in Luxembourg in 2006 and Elena won 7-5 6-1
Australian Open 1st Round Interview
19th January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. How tough was that first‑round game?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I think it was very tough match, you know, especially because of the weather condition today. And also it was not easy for me, you know, to come here after playing so many matches in a row.

So I'm sure I wouldn't have minded one or two extra days before. But those are kind of days you have to survive. I'm just very glad I was able to do it.

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Elena battles the heat in Australia
19th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to the 2nd round of the Australian Open after a tougher than expected first round match against Kristina Barrois of Germany.  Elena won 7-6 2-6 6-1 in 2 hours and 7 minutes.  Elena is still unbeaten for 2009 and has won 11 straight matches.

In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will play Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.  Elena has played Benesova 3 times before and leads the series
3-0.  Their last meeting was at Wimbledon in 2007 which Elena won in straight sets.
Australian Open draw released
17th January 2009
 The draw for the 1st Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and will play Kristina Barrois of Germany in the 1st round.  Elena has never played the German before and this match will be played on Tuesday.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #30 seed Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada in the 3rd round.  Elena is in #6 seed Venus Williams quarters and in #2 seed Serena Williams half.

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Elena has never reached the quarters of this Grand Slam before but she is coming in as the player in form having won 2 straight tournaments in Sydney and Auckland and winning 10 straight matches.  Last year Elena lost in the 4th round to eventual champion, Maria Sharapova.
Sydney Final Interview
16th January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. A few hiccups in the second set, but a perfect start to the year otherwise?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think, you know, in the second set Dinara put lots of pressure on me and I was playing too defensively. So instead of continuing to play very aggressively like I did in the first set, I just think I was waiting for her mistakes to come, and that was not a good idea.
So, I mean, I was able to change somehow, you know, the situation in the third set, and that break in the beginning of the set really helped me during the third set.

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Elena Dementieva: Sydney Champion!
16th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is unbeaten in 2009 as she has won 10 straight matches and 2 tournaments in a row as she won the medibank International in Sydney, Australia for her 13th career title.  Congratulations Elena!

Elena defeated #2 seed Dinara Safina of Russia 6-3 2-6 6-1 in 1 hour and 55 minutes to cement her place as one of the favourites for the 1st Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open.
Sydney Semi-Final Interview
15th January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. You've now set up an all-Russian final. You played Safina in the Beijing final. Are you looking forward to it it?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I'm just very excited being in the final here for the first time. It's going to be my second final of the year, so it's great, you know.
I realize how tough it's going to be to play against Dinara tomorrow. She's in great shape right now. But it's going to be a great experience anyway.

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Elena through to Sydney final
15th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to her 2nd final of 2009 in Sydney after she defeated top seed Serena Williams of the United States 6-3 6-1 in 1 hour and 8 minutes.  Elena won the match on a backhand winner.

In the final to be played on Friday night Sydney time, Elena will face #2 seed Dinara Safina of Russia.  Elena has played Safina 9 times before and trails the series 4-5 but won the last meeting at the WTA Championships on hardcourts at the end of last year.
Elena to face Serena Williams in Sydney semis
14th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena has had a perfect start to 2009 as she has won 8 straight matches.  Today, Elena scored a win over #6 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.  Elena won 6-2 5-7 6-4 in 2 hours and 43 minutes to reach the semis in Sydney.

In the semis, Elena will play top seed Serena Williams of the United States.  Elena has played Williams 6 times before and trails the series 2-4, but has won the last 2 meetings.
Sydney 2nd Round Interview
13th January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. Much better start for you today.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I just never played against this girl before, so I was really focused at the beginning of the match. I was trying to just start from the beginning and, you know, play very aggressive and put a lot pressure on her.
Yeah, I'm just very satisfied the way I was playing today. We had a lot of fighting, especially in the second set. It's always good to win in two and save some energy for the next round. 

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Elena into Sydney Quarters
13th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is into the quarters at Sydney after she defeated Jarmila Gajdosova of Slovakia 6-2 6-4. 

In the quarters to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play her first top 10 opponent of 2009: #6 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.  Elena has played Radwanska 3 times before and trails the series 1-2.
Sydney 1st Round Interview
12th January 2009
Elena DementievaQ. So you how was your match?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: It was, you know, very tough, especially in the beginning of the match, because I just can't get rhythm. Maybe it was not enough time for me to get used to the surface and get used to the weather condition, which was pretty hot.
Yeah, I mean, I feel like I played better in the second set. The first set was really tough to play.  Click here to read more.
Elena wins first match at Sydney
12th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to the 2nd round in Sydney after she defeated Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 7-5 6-1.

In the 2nd round, Elena will play Jarmila Gajdosova of Slovakia, they have never played before.  This match will be played on Tuesday on Court 1 at 11.00 local time.
Sydney draw released
10th January 2009
 The draw for the medibank International in Sydney has been released and Elena is the #3 seed and will play Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the 1st round.  They have played once before in Los Angeles in 2007 and Elena won in straight sets.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #6 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarters.

Sydney is a WTA premier event played on hardcourts and last year Elena lost in the 1st round.  Elena's best result here was reaching the semis in 2005
Elena Dementieva: 2009 Auckland champion!
9th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is the first tournament winner of the WTA this year as she won her 12th career singles title at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand today against Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-1.

Elena was too strong for this field as she didn't drop a set in 5 matches and won the title on a brilliant forehand winner.

Congratulations Elena!
Elena rolls into Auckland final
8th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena's impressive form in Auckland continues as she is through to her 1st final of 2009 after defeating Aravane Rezai of France 6-2 6-2.

In the final Elena will play her doubles partner of this week Elena Vesnina of Russia.  Elena has played Vesnina once before on grass in Rosmalen in 2006 and won in straight sets.

The final will begin at 13.00 Auckland time.
Elena continues her good form in Auckland
8th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is continuing her good form in Auckland as she defeated #5 seed Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3 6-1 to reach the semis.

In the semis to be played on Friday at 12.00 local time, Elena will play Elena Aravane Rezai of France.   They have played twice before and Elena leads the series 2-0.  Elena is the only seeded player left in the tournament.
Elena through to Auckland Quarters
6th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena is through to the quarters of Auckland after she defeated Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 6-2 6-3.

In the quarters, Elena will play #5 seed Shahar Peer of Israel, they have played 5 times before and Elena leads the series 4-1, after losing the first meeting she won the next 4.  The last 2 meetings have been very easy for Elena, hopefully this continues on Thursday.
 
Elena wins 1st match of 2009
5th January 2009
Elena DementievaElena got her 1st win of 2009 under her belt as she defeated Yung-Jan Chan of Taipei 7-5 6-3 to advance to the 2nd round in Auckland.

In the 2nd round to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play Marina Erakovic of New Zealand.  Elena has never played Erakovic before.
Elena wins in doubles and Tuesday schedule
5th January 2009
Elena got her 1st win of 2009 in doubles today as she won 6-1 6-3 against Liga Dekmeijere and Natalie Grandin.  Elena was playing with Elena Vesnina for the 1st time.

Elena will start her singles campaign on Tuesday against Yung-Jan Chan of Taipei.  The match will start at around 12.00 local time on Centre Court.
Auckland draw out
3rd January 2009
 The new 2009 season is underway this week and Elena will play her 1st event at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.  Elena is the top seed in Auckland and will play Yung-Jan Chan of Taipei and has never played her before.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #5 seed Shahar Peer of Israel in the quarters. 

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Elena has never played Auckland before and she has no points to defend this week.
Elena finishes the year #4
9th November 2008
Elena DementievaDespite losing to Vera Zvonareva in the semis of the WTA Championships in Doha, Elena will finish the year at #4.  This is Elena's highest ever year end ranking.

Highlights of Elena's year include winning the Olympics, Dubai and Luxembourg and reaching the semis of Wimbledon and the US Open.
Elena into Doha semis
7th November 2008
Elena DementievaFollowing Serena Williams withdrawal, Elena had already qualified for the semis but she had to play a meaningless last group match against alternate Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4 4-6 6-4 to finish 2nd in the maroon group.

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will play Vera Zvonareva of Russia who is unbeaten in this tournament.  Elena leads the series 4-1 having won the last meeting in the Olympics in August.
Elena 1 win away from semis in Doha
6th November 2008
Elena DementievaElena scored her 1st win at the WTA Championships in Doha today as she defeated Dinara Safina of Russia 6-2 6-4.

In the final match of the Maroon group, Elena will play Serena Williams of the United States.  Elena has played Williams 6 times before and trails the series 2-4 but won the last 2 meetings in Moscow and at the Olympics.  This match is the 2nd match on Friday and whoever wins will be in the semis on Saturday.
Elena loses in Doha
5th November 2008
Elena DementievaElena lost her 1st match at the WTA Championships in Doha to Venus Williams 4-6 6-4 3-6.

Elena will be back on court tomorrow for her 2nd match of 3 against world #2 Dinara Safina of Russia,  Safina leads the series 3-5 but Elena won the last meeting in the Olympics final.  Elena will play each player in her group once and at the top 2 in the group qualify for the semis.  This match will be the 3rd match on court and the schedule begins at 17.00 Doha time.
Elena and Ivanovic play match on Desert Island in Doha
3rd November 2008
Elena DementievaTo mark the start of the prestigious Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Sony Ericsson staged a unique tennis game in a place that has never been played in before - a desert island. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Doha skyline, Ana Ivanovic and Elena Dementieva rallied on a replica tennis court, specially built for the occasion, on Palm Island in the middle of Doha Bay in the Arabian Gulf.

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WTA Championships groups drawn
2nd November 2008
Elena DementievaThe groups have been drawn for the final event of 2008 at the WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar and Elena has been drawn in the Maroon group alongside Dinara Safina, Serena Williams and Venus Williams.  Elena will play her first match against Safina.  Safina leads the series 3-5 but Elena won the last meeting in the Olympics final.  Elena will play each player in her group once and at the top 2 in the group qualify for the semis.

Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva are in the white group.

Elena has played this event 7 times before and she reached the semis in 2000 when she made her debut in New York.  Since then Elena's record hasn't been the best, hopefully Elena can rectify it this week.
Elena Dementieva: 2008 Luxembourg Champion
26th October 2008
Elena DementievaElena has won her 3rd title of the year and 11th title of her career today at the Fortis Championships in Luxembourg as she defeated #4 seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 2-6 6-4 7-6 in 2 hours and 27 minutes.  Well done Elena!

After the final Elena said: "I feel like I just won a Grand Slam.  I think it was the most difficult final I've ever played.  Caroline was playing so well - she has such a good defensive game, but was also hitting really good drop shots and passing
shots. I had to stay positive and aggressive and I'm so happy I was able to win."
5th final of 2008
25th October 2008
Elena DementievaElena is through to her 5th final of 2008 in Luxembourg after she defeated #8 seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2 6-2 in exactly an hour.

In the final to be played on Sunday, Elena will play either Na Li of China or Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.  Elena has a 50% record in finals this year.

 
Another straight sets win for Elena
24th October 2008
Elena DementievaElena is continuing her good form in Luxembourg as she defeated #5 seed Amelie Mauresmo 6-4 6-0 to advance to the semis.

In the semis Elena will play #8 seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania, they have played once before on grass earlier this year and Elena won in straight sets.
Elena into Luxembourg Quarters
23rd October 2008
Elena DementievaElena defeated Gisela Dulko of Argentina 6-2 6-2 to advance to the quarters in Luxembourg. 

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play #5 seed Amelie Mauresmo of France or Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany.  Elena has played Mauresmo 13 times before and trails the series 5-8, but won the last meeting in Stuttgart last year in straight sets.
Elena through to Luxembourg 2nd round
21st October 2008
Elena DementievaElena is through to the 2nd round in Luxembourg after she defeated Tatjana Malek of Germany 7-6 6-2. 

In the 2nd round Elena will play Gisela Dulko of Argentina, they have played 3 times before and Elena trails 1-2, but Elena did win the last meeting at Wimbledon this year in straight sets.
Luxembourg draw released
18th October 2008
 The draw for the Fortis Championships in Luxembourg has been released and Elena is the top seed and will face a qualifier in the 1st round.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #5 seed Amelie Mauresmo of France in the quarters.

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Luxembourg is a tier 3 and is Elena's last event of the year indoors and she has played here once before in 2006 and reached the quarters.
Elena to play Sydney
16th October 2008
 Elena will be playing the medibank International in Sydney which begins on January 11th.  Elena will be playing 2 warm-up events before the 1st Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open which begins on January 19th.

This year Elena played Sydney and lost in the 1st round, Elena's best ever result in Sydney was reaching the semis in 2005.
Happy Birthday Elena!
15th October 2008
Today is Elena's 27th birthday.  Happy Birthday Elena!
Elena to play Auckland
13th October 2008
 Elena will make her 2009 debut at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.  This will be Elena's 1st appearance in Auckland and the tournament will begin on January 5th.  The Australian season has never been one of Elena's strongest parts of the year, lets hope the change in schedule and give Elena a good start to 2009.  Due to the 2009 roadmap, Elena can only play one lower level event in the first part of the year and this is it due to Elena being top 10.
Elena out of Moscow
11th October 2008
Elena DementievaElena is out of Moscow in the semis after she lost 6-0 1-6 0-6 to #1 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia.

Elena's next tournament will be the tier 3 event in Luxembourg and she will be top seed.  Luxembourg begins on October 20th.
Moscow Quarter-final interview after win over Petrova
10th October 2008
Elena DementievaQ. Congratulations with your victory! What can you say about todays match? You announced more than once that you don’t like to play your compatriots, didn’t you?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Thank you. I didn’t say, that I don’t like to play our tennis players, it’s mostly journalists suggestions, as for me I don’t care. Moreover I had to get used to it long ago as five tennis players in top ten are Russians that’s why it can happen at any gross match. As for today's match it wasn’t easy at all, there were many emotions. And when emotions come into the game it’s rarely influences on the level of tennis positively. And what a gripping tie-break at the end! It was a very difficult match.  Click here to read more.
Elena through to Moscow semis after another thriller
10th October 2008
 Elena Dementieva2 matches played in Moscow, 2 3rd set tie-breaks.  This time Elena defeated Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4 4-6 7-6 to advance to the semis for the 6th straight year.  Elena won the tie-break 8-6.

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will play top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia.  Elena has played Jankovic 8 times before and trails the series 3-5.  The last meeting was at the US Open last month which Elena lost in 2 sets.  They have never played indoors.
Elena vs Petrova
9th October 2008
 Elena DementievaElena will play her quarter-final match in Moscow on Friday.  Elena will play Nadia Petrova of Russia.  Elena has played Petrova 12 times before and she trails the series 7-5 but she did win their last match at Wimbledon on grass in the summer.  This match will be played on Centre Court and it will start at 11.00 local time.
Elena into Moscow Quarters
8th October 2008
 Elena DementievaElena is through to the quarters in Moscow after she defeated Katarina Srebotnik of 6-3 4-6 7-6. 

Elena won the tie-break 7-2 to stop a run of 2 straight losses to Srebotnik.

In the quarters to be played on Friday Elena will play either Nadia Petrova of Russia or Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
Moscow draw released
4th October 2008
It's that time of year again, Elena's home tournament where she will be seeded #3 seed in Moscow.  Elena has a bye in the 1st round and will play Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine or a qualifier in the 2nd round.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #8 seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia in the quarters. 

Click here for the full draw.

Moscow is a tier 1 event played indoors and last year Elena achieved one of dreams in tennis by winning here, can she repeat this year?
Elena out of Stuttgart
3rd October 2008
 Elena DementievaElena is out of Stuttgart at the quarter-final stage after she lost 6-7 6-3 1-6 to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. 

Elena's next tournament will be Moscow beginning on Monday.  Elena is the defending champion.
Elena through to Stuttgart Quarters
1st October 2008
 Elena DementievaElena is through to the quarters in Stuttgart as she defeated Sybille Bammer of Austria 6-1 6-4.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.  Elena has played Azarenka twice before and she won both matches.  The last match in Charleston earlier this year on clay which Elena won in 2 sets.
Elena to play Bammer in Stuttgart
30th September 2008
 Elena DementievaElena will open her campaign in Stuttgart against Sybille Bammer of Austria in the 2nd round on Wednesday.  Elena has played Bammer twice before and the series is tied 1-1, the last meeting was at the US Open last year which Bammer won in 2 sets.

The match will start at around 20.30 German time.
Stuttgart draw released
28th September 2008
The draw for the Porsche tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round, Elena will play either Sybille Bammer of Austria or Tatjana Malek of Germany.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarters.  Click here for the full draw.

Last year Elena reached the quarters losing to champion Justine Henin and has reached that stage the last 2 years.  Stuttgart is a tier 2 played indoors.
Elena knocked out of Tokyo
19th September 2008
 Elena DementievaElena has suffered a surprising loss in Tokyo as she lost 3-6 4-6 to qualifier Katarina Srebotnik in the quarters.

Elena's next tournament will be indoors in Stuttgart, Germany.  Stuttgart begins on September 29th.
Elena passes Cornet test and qualifies for Doha
18th September 2008
 Elena DementievaElena passed the Cornet test in Tokyo today as she triumphed 6-0 6-3 in 1 hour and 9 minutes to advance to the quarters.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play qualifier Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia.  They have played 7 times before and Elena leads the series 6-1.

Elena has also qualified for the WTA Championships in Doha to be held in November, Elena is the 5th player to qualify.
Cornet test on Thursday
17th September 2008
 Elena DementievaElena will play her 2nd round match on Thursday against #18 Alize Cornet of France.  Elena has never played Cornet before who has been one of the most improved players of 2008.

The match will be played on Centre Court and will start at 11.00 local time.
Tokyo draw released
14th September 2008
The draw for the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo has been released and Elena is the #3 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Alize Cornet of France or a qualifier.  In the quarters Elena is seeded to meet #7 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.

 Click here for the full draw.

Elena won this event when it was played indoors in 2006, for the 1st time this year it is played on hardcourts outdoors and is a big tier 1 event.
US Open Semi-final Interview
5th September 2008
 Elena DementievaQ. You had a pretty rough run in the last game or so with unforced errors. Reflecting on that, I mean, how do you feel about how that happened? What was going on in your mind at the time?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I just feel like I did too many unforced errors today. She was playing, you know, very solid, very safe, especially in the conditions, like today, you know, on a windy day.
So she was trying to do everything, and I just was trying to go for the winner and couldn't make it.
I feel like it was a good run, you know. Like I won 12 matches in a row. I mean, just feel little tired today. I couldn't play my best.   Click here to read more.
 
Elena out of the US Open
5th September 2008
 Elena DementievaElena is out of the US Open after she lost 4-6 4-6 to #2 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the semis.

Elena had a lead in both sets but was unable to take advantage as errors started to creep into her game.

By reaching the semis, Elena has had a good tournament and hopefully she can keep building up for a shot at one of the Grand Slams next year.
US Open Quarter-final Interview
2nd September 2008
 Elena DementievaQ. So does life get any better than it is now?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, it feels great, you know. And I think ‑‑ well, I really expected a tough match against her, and I feel, you know, very pleased the way I was playing today.
You know, we had a big fight in the second set and I lost my serve, so it was a very, very important moment for me to break her again. I'm very happy that I was able to do this.  Click here to read more.
Elena continues her US Open run
2nd September 2008
 Elena DementievaElena is through to the semis in New York after she defeated #15 seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-2 6-3 to reach her 3rd US Open semi-final.

Elena is now unbeaten for 11 straight matches and let's hope she can make it a magical 13 on Saturday.

Elena will have 2 days off and will play her semi-final on Friday, against  #2 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia.  They have played 7 times before and Jankovic leads the series 4-3 but Elena won the last meeting earlier this year in Berlin.
US Open 4th Round Interview
1st September 2008
 Elena DementievaQ. It was a great performance tonight. Do you feel right now that you're really on top of your game? Are you really happy with the way things went tonight?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I think I played well, especially in the second set, and, you know, it's good that I feel much better now than in the beginning of the tournament. It took me a week before I started to feel the ball and play a little better than in the beginning of the tournament. Hopefully, I'll continue to improve, because, you know, every ‑‑ next match, you know, you really have to play your best, you know. Since quarterfinal. Really give everything you have, you know, to be able to go through.  Click here to read more.
Elena into US Open quarters
31st August 2008
 Elena DementievaElena was the final player of the bottom half of the draw into the quarters at the US Open after she defeated Na Li of China 6-4 6-1 under the lights in New York.

In Elena's 5th appearance in the quarters, she will play #15 seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.  They have played each other 16 times before and Elena leads the series 9-7, Elena won the last meeting this year on clay in Charleston. 

This match will be played on Tuesday.
US Open 3rd Round Interview
29th August 2008
 Elena DementievaQ. Was that slightly a tougher match than you expected?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Yeah, I think she played really well, especially in the beginning of the match. She really went there, and she's not afraid, you know, in hitting the ball pretty hard.
It was our first meeting so it took me couple games, you know, just to know her and to find a way to play.
Yeah, I think it was ‑‑ she was playing really well.
Click here to read more.
Elena to face Li in US Open 4th Round
29th August 2008
 Elena DementievaElena defeated Anne Keothavong of Great Britain today at the US Open to advance to the 4th round.  Elena won 6-3 6-4.

In the 4th round to be played on Sunday, Elena will play Na Li of China.  They have played twice before and the series is tied 1-1.


 
US Open 2nd Round Interview
27th August 2008
 Elena DementievaQ. I want to tell you that you have a huge number of fans in China, and they really love you, you know, especially you're winning the special gold medal in Beijing Olympic Games. But the question is, you could meet Na Li in the fourth round if you both win the next match. That could be a huge, tough battle for both of you. How do you think of her as a player?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I was very impressed the way she was playing in Beijing, you know, and especially after a long break. I know she was injured, and it was very tough for her to come back.
But the way she was playing in Beijing was unbelievable, because she beat so many great players, like Svetlana. The quality of the tennis that she was able to produce was unbelievably amazing.
So, well, but there is one more match to play, you know, before, and just want to focus on my next round. But for sure, you know, if I have to face her it's going to be tough match.  Click here to read more.
Elena into US Open last 32
27th August 2008
 Elena DementievaElena is through to the 3rd round at the US Open after she defeated Pauline Parmentier of France 6-2 6-1. 

In the 3rd round to be played on Friday, Elena will play Anne Keothavong of Great Britain, they have never played before.

With this win Elena moves up provisionally to #4 in the rankings.
 
US Open 1st Round Interview
25th August 2008
 Elena DementievaQ. How did you feel out there today? I'm just wondering if you felt a little sluggish. ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, you know, really it's very hard not to think about the Olympic Games, you know, and very difficult to refocus and just to get ready, you know, for the Open, because it's ‑‑ still, I mean, all my thinking is there in Beijing.
Yesterday I was trying to go to sleep, but, I mean, I couldn't go because I was watching, you know, the closing ceremony, and, you know, my mind is still there.
I was trying to, you know, to stay focused as possible as I could, and the court was not easy. I think the first round is never easy.  Click here to read more.
Elena opens up her US Open campaign with a win
25th August 2008
 Elena DementievaElena's was the first match on Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open today and she started her campaign with a win as she defeated Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan 6-4 7-5.

In the 2nd round to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play Pauline Parmentier of France, they have never played before.
 
US Open draw released
21st August 2008
 The draw for the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open has been released and Elena is seeded #5 and will play Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan in the 1st round.  They have played once before in Istanbul in May earlier this year and Elena won in straight sets.  This match will be played on either Monday or Tuesday.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is #25 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the 3rd round and Elena is seeded to meet #10 seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia in the 4th round.  Elena's seeded opponent in the quarters is #3 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.

 Click here for the full draw.

Last year Elena lost in the 3rd round to Sybille Bammer of Austria and her best result here was reaching the final in 2004.
Elena arrives in Moscow Airport
19th August 2008
 Elena DementievaToday, Elena arrived in Moscow to a heroes welcome after her historic gold medal win as the first Russian to win a gold medal in tennis for just 1 day before heading to New York to play the final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open which begins on Monday.

 Click here to see all of the photos.
Elena wins Olympic gold!
17th August 2008
 Elena achieved one of her dreams in tennis today as she became the first Russian woman to win the gold medal at the Olympics by defeating Dinara Safina of Russia in the final 3-6 7-5 6-3.  Congratulations Elena!  In fact Russia took a clean sweep of the medals as Vera Zvonareva took the bronze medal.

Elena said this after her historic achievement: "I never expected a medal — gold, silver or bronze It's unbelievable. For me this is the best moment in my career. I'll never forget it."

Elena add this medal to her silver medal that she won in Sydney 8 years ago.
 
Elena into Olympics final!
16th August 2008
 Elena is assured of a medal at the Olympics.  But what colour will it be? Gold or Silver?  Elena is into her 2nd Olympics final after she defeated her compatriot #9 seed Vera Zvonareva 6-3 7-6.

In the final Elena will play the in form #6 seed Dinara Safina.  Safina has been a tricky player for Elena as she leads the series 5-2 but they have never played before in a match as big as this one.  Hopefully Elena can give her country the gold that she wants so much!
Elena defeats Serena Williams to reach the semis in Beijing
14th August 2008
 Elena scored a brilliant win over #4 seed Serena Williams of the United States 3-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the semis at the Olympics. 

Elena won't have much time to rest as she will play Vera Zvonareva of Russia for a place in the final on Friday.  Elena has played Zvonareva 4 times before and leads the series 3-1 and won both matches that they played on hardcourts.

Can Elena get a medal? Keep checking back here for all the updated Olympics news.
 
Elena into Olympics Quarters
13th August 2008
 Elena is through to the quarters at the Olympics after she defeated Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 7-6 6-2. 

In the quarters, Elena will play #4 seed Serena Williams of the United States.  Elena has played Williams 5 times before and trails the series 1-4 but she won the last meeting in Moscow towards the end of last year.
Elena through to Olympics last 16
12th August 2008
 Elena defeated Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 6-3 6-4 to advance to the 3rd round of the Olympics. 

In the 3rd round, Elena will play Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, they have never played before.
Elena wins first match at Olympics
11th August 2008
 Elena is through to the 2nd round at the Olympics after she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine 6-1 6-4.

In the 2nd round to be played on Tuesday, Elena will play Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden, they have played twice before and the series is tied 1-1.
Olympics draw released
7th August 2008
 The draw for the Olympics in Beijing, China has been released and Elena is the #5 seed and will play Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine in the 1st round.  Elena has played Bondarenko 3 times before and leads the series 3-0.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #10 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the 3rd round.

Elena is one of a handful of players who are playing their 3rd Olympics.  Elena won the silver medal in 2000 which she still states as her career highlight.

The tennis event begins on August 10th.  Good Luck Elena!
Elena out of Montreal
29th July 2008
 Elena's not very impressive record in Canada continues tonight as she was knocked out of Montreal in the 2nd round by unseeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.  Elena lost 4-6 2-6 in 1 hour and 26 minutes.

Elena will now head the Olympics in Beijing.  The tennis competition begins on August 10th.
 
Elena at Montreal Fashion Show
28th July 2008
 Elena attended the WTA Tennis Fashion show in Montreal on Sunday evening at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel.

2 photos of Elena with Elena Vesnina and Svetlana Kuznetsova have been added to the gallery.  Click here to see them.
Montreal draw released
25th July 2008
 The draw for the Rogers Cup in Montreal has been released and Elena is the #5 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena, will play either Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia or Elena Vesnina of Russia.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #12 seed Nadia Petrova of Russia.  Elena is in #2 seed Jelena Jankovic's quarter.  Click here for the full draw.

Montreal is a tier 1 and the biggest event of the US Open series and last year Elena lost in the 2nd round and her best result was reaching the semis in 2003.
New forum added to the site
22nd July 2008
 A brand new forum has been added to the site, click here to sign up and happy posting!
Elena featured in ITF Olympics Tennis Book
4th July 2008
 Elena is featured in the ITF's official Olympic Book 'Journey to Beijing - Tennis celebrates the Olympics'. Elena and over 40 of the world's leading tennis players took part in the ITF project to help promote the 2008 Beijing Olympic Tennis Event.

The 140-page publication features a series of specially commissioned photographs of the game's top names dressed as athletes from other summer or winter Olympic sports. Elena is pictured as a softball player

 Click here to read Elena's interview from the book.
Wimbledon Semi-Final Interview
3rd July 2008
 Q. That first set, what were you thinking when you came out and Venus was playing like that?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I expected, you know, such a good game from her because she's the defending champion. Well, I think she started really well. You know, in the beginning of the match she really dominated, put a lot of pressure on my serve. You know, she was serving unbelievably well, so it was really hard to just make her play.

Click here for more.
Elena out of Wimbledon
3rd July 2008
 Elena is out of Wimbledon after she was knocked out by defending champion Venus Williams of the United States.  Elena lost 1-6 6-7 .

After a one-sided first set, Elena started to find her range in the 2nd set and was the better player but unfortunately it wasn't enough to take the set as Williams took the tie-break.

Even though Elena has lost, she had a great tournament.
Wimbledon Quarter-Final Interview
1st July 2008
 Q. How does it feel to be in the Wimbledon semifinals?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, it feels wonderful. It's my first semifinals here, and I'm just very exciting about it. As you can, you know, see, I was really, really tight. It was such a close moment for me, you know, to go through. But I'm just really happy that I was able to go through such a difficult situation in my match and was able to finish, you know, in a good way.
Click here for more.
Elena through to Wimbledon semis!
1st July 2008
 Elena is through to her 1st semi-final at Wimbledon after she defeated #12 seed Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-1 6-7 6-3!  Congratulations Elena!

It was a tough match for Elena but she battled through to get the win.  After Petrova had a foot-fault which unsettled at 2-1 in the 1st set, Elena took a 6-1 5-1 lead but started to get nervous and the 2nd set was decided by a tie-break which Elena lost after having matchpoints.  Elena re-grouped and took the 3rd set and match 6-3 when she whipped a forehand crosscourt.

In the semis to be played on Thursday Elena will play 4 time champion Venus Williams of the United States, they have played 7 times before and Elena trails the series 2-7 and they have never played on grass before.
Elena into Wimbledon Quarters
30th June 2008
 Elena is through to the quarters at Wimbledon after she defeated #24 seed Shahar Peer of Israel 6-2 6-1. 

In the quarters to be played on Tuesday on Centre Court, Elena will play #21 seed Nadia Petrova of Russia, they have played 9 time before in WTA competition and Petrova leads the series 6-3.
Wimbledon 3rd Round Interview
28th June 2008
 Q. Could I just ask a rather stupid and simple question. What happened in those first four games?
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, I felt like I had a really slow start in the beginning. I've played a couple times against Gisela before, and I never beat her. So maybe today in the beginning I felt a little bit nervous and couldn't get, you know, my game in the way. After Love 4 I just decided not to think about the score, just to play every single point and be focused on the game; I feel like I already lost this set. I was trying to fight until the end, and I felt like it was a little bit lucky at the end of the first set, but it was really a big fight to win the first set.
Click here for more.
Elena through to Wimbledon 4th round
28th June 2008
 Elena is through to the 3rd round at Wimbledon after she defeated Gisela Dulko of Argentina in a tough battle. 

Elena won 7-6 7-5 to reach this round for the 5th time.

In the 4th round to be played on Monday, Elena will play Shahar Peer of Israel, they have played 3 times before and Elena leads the series and won their last match at the Australian Open in January in 2 easy sets, they have never played on grass before.
Elena into Wimbledon last 32
26th June 2008
 Elena is through to the 3rd round at Wimbledon after she defeated Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 4-6 6-3 6-3.

In the 3rd round to be played on Saturday, Elena will play Gisela Dulko of Argentina.  Elena has played Dulko twice before and trails 0-2 but they have never played on grass and never played in a Grand Slam before.
Elena finally gets her 1st match completed
25th June 2008
 Some players were already in the 3rd round before Elena had completed her 1st round match which was suspended overnight due to bad light at 6-3 3-3.  Elena finally got the win over Maria Elena Camerin of Italy by winning 6-3 6-7 6-3.  In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will play Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland, they have never played before.
 
Elena to play Beijing Olympics
24th June 2008
 Elena will be playing her 3rd straight Olympics this year at Beijing as she has been named in the Russian team along with Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina.

The Olympics will begin on August 10th in Beijing, China and will be played on hardcourts.

Elena's silver medal in Sydney 8 years ago still remains the highlight of Elena's illustrious career.

Good Luck Elena!
Wimbledon draw released
19th June 2008
 The draw for the 3rd Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon has been released and Elena is the #5 seed and will play Maria Elena Camerin of Italy in the 1st round.  They have played 3 times before and Elena leads the series 3-0, they have never played on grass.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #25 seed Lindsay Davenport of the United States in the 3rd round and Elena is seeded to meet #3 seed Maria Sharapova in the quarters.

Elena's best result here was reaching the quarters 2 years ago and last year reached the 3rd round.
Elena knocked out of 's-Hertogenbosch semis
19th June 2008
 Elena is out of 's-Hertogenbosch after she lost 3-6 2-6 to #3 seed Dinara Safina of Russia in the semis.
Elena through to 's-Hertogenbosch semis
19th June 2008
 Elena is through to the semis in 's-Hertogenbosch after she defeated #68 Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2 6-4.  In the semis to be played on Friday, Elena will play #3 seed Dinara Safina of Russia, they have played 6 times before and Elena trails the series 2-4, and they have never played on grass.
Elena wins 1st match on grass
18th June 2008
 Elena is through to the quarters at  's-Hertogenbosch after she defeated  Sara Errani of Italy 6-3 7-5. 

In the quarters Elena will play #68 Sorana Cirstea of Romania, they have never played before.

 
Elena to play Errani
16th June 2008
 Elena will play Sara Errani of Italy in the 2nd round of 's-Hertogenbosch.  They have never played before.
Elena to play 1st grass tournament of 2008
14th June 2008
 The draw for the Ordina Open has been released and Elena is the top seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Sara Errani of Italy or Anne Keothavong of Great Britain.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #6 seed Maria Kirilenko of Russia in the quarters.

Elena opted to play Eastbourne last year and has quarter-final points to defend and her best result here was reaching the final in 2008.
Elena loses to Safina in Roland Garros Quarters
4th June 2008
 Elena was up 6-4 5-2 and had a matchpoint but won only 1 more game as #13 seed Dinara Safina triumphed 6-4 6-7 0-6 in the quarters at Roland Garros.

Disappointing for Elena as she was playing so well until that point and then her nerves got the better of her.
Roland Garros 4th Round Interview
2nd June 2008
 Q. Helps to have experience at the Grand Slams, huh? Second set not so good, and the third set you started to play your game again.
ELENA DEMENTIEVA: Well, what I think that really helped me, the match that we play in Charleston in the semifinals. I think it was a tough match, but I learned my lesson.
Today on the court when I lost the second set I was trying to stay more positive, more aggressive with her, because I know she's a great clay court player. You don't want to go too much rally with her, because she's moving so well.
And, well, I think, you know, especially in the third set I was able to step into the court and, you know, hit really hard.  To read all of the interview click here.
Elena into Roland Garros Quarters!
2nd June 2008
 Elena is into the quarters at Roland Garros for the 2nd time after she defeated #11 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-4 1-6 6-2 in 1 hour and 48 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play either top seed Maria Sharapova or #13 seed Dinara Safina.
Elena through to 4th round clash with Zvonareva
31st May 2008
 Elena is through to the 4th round of Roland Garros for the 4th time in her career after she defeated unseeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-0 6-4.

In the 4th round to be played on Monday, Elena will play #11 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia.  They have played 3 times before and Elena leads the series 2-1.  The last meeting was in Charleston on clay in April and Zvonareva won in straight sets.  Hopefully Elena can win on Monday and get to her 1st Grand Slam quarter-final since US Open 1996.
Elena into Roland Garros last 32
29th May 2008
 Elena is comfortably through to the 3rd round at Roland Garros after she defeated Marta Domachowska of Poland 6-1 6-4.  Elena won the 1st set with only dropping one game and then at the beginning of the 2nd set it started to rain, after a break Elena finally sneaked the victory.

In the 3rd round to be played on Saturday, Elena will play Olga Govortsova of Belarus, they have never played before.
 
Elena into 2nd round in Paris
28th May 2008
 Elena is through to the 2nd round at Roland Garros after a tough battle over Vera Dushevina of Russia.  Elena won 6-7 6-0 6-2 in a match that lasted over 2 hours.  This match was cancelled yesterday due to the bad weather.

In the 2nd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will play Marta Domachowska of Poland.  They have played once before at Antwerp indoors in 2006 and Elena won in straight sets.
Elena loses Istanbul final
24th May 2008
 Elena suffered a disappointing lost in the final at the Istanbul Cup after she lost 3-6 2-6 to #2 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in 1 hour and 12 minutes. 

Elena was unable to defend her title from last year and hopefully she is saving herself for the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros, Elena will play her 1st match against Vera Dushevina on Tuesday.
Elena through to 3rd final of 2008 in Istanbul
23rd May 2008
 Elena is through to her 3rd final of 2008 after she defeated #6 seed Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan in 1 hour and 15 minutes.

In the final to be played on Saturday, Elena will play #2 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, they have played twice before and the series is tied 1-1, Elena won their only match on clay in Warsaw in 2006.
Roland Garros draw released
23rd May 2008
 The draw for the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros has been released and Elena is the #7 seed and faces Vera Dushevina of Russia in the 1st round.  They have played twice before and Elena won both matches in 2 sets - including a win in Berlin on clay a couple of weeks ago.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #31 seed Ai Sugiyama of Japan in the 3rd round.  Elena is seeded to meet #1 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in the quarters.

Elena's best result here was reaching the final in 2004 and last year reached the 3rd round.
Elena into Istanbul Semis
22nd May 2008
 Elena is through to the semis in Istanbul after she defeated #7 seed Jill Craybas  6-1 6-4 in 1 hour and 28 minutes. 

In the semis Elena will play #6 seed Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan, they have never played before.
Elena wins 1st match in Istanbul
21st May 2008
 Elena is through to the quarters in Istanbul after she defeated Liana Ungur of Romania 6-2 7-6.

On Thursday, Elena will meet #7 seed Jill Craybas in the quarters.  They have met twice before and the series is tied 1-1, Elena won the last meeting in Charleston on clay in April in straight sets.
Istanbul draw released
19th May 2008
 The draw for the Istanbul Cup in Istanbul, Turkey has been released and Elena is the top seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Cagla Buyukakcay or Turkey or Liana Ungur of Romania, Elena hasn't played either player before.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #7 seed Jill Craybas in the quarters.

Elena has played here once before and is the defending champion.  This is Elena's final event before the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros.
 
Berlin Update
14th May 2008
 First of all an apology for no updates the last 2 weeks but we have been away but Elena had a great run in Berlin by reaching the final by defeating the 2 Serbian sensations along the way (Jankovic and Ivanovic).
Elena will next play Istanbul beginning on Monday as defending champion - her final event before the 2nd Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros.
Elena out of Charleston
19th April 2008
 Elena has been knocked out of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston at the semi-final stage.  Elena was defeated by #9 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia 3-6 7-6 3-6.

Elena will now take just over 1 week off to prepare for a red clay exhibition in Warsaw which begins on April 30th.

 
Elena defeats Schnyder in Charleston
18th April 2008
 Elena scored her 8th win over #7 seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland to advance to the semis of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.  This is Elena's 3rd semi-final of the year so far.

Elena has won 11 of her last 12 matches.

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will face either top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia or Vera Zvonareva of Russia.
 
Elena into Charleston Quarters
17th April 2008
 Elena is through to her 4th quarter-final of the year at Charleston after she defeated #13 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-4 7-5. 

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play 7th seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, they have played 15 times before and Elena leads the series 8-7, having won the last meeting in Dubai earlier this year on hardcourts.


 
Elena through in Charleston
16th April 2008
 Elena started her clay season with a bang today as she defeated Jill Craybas of the United States 6-0 6-2 in just over an hour.

In the 3rd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will play Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. 

They have played once before in the quarters in Moscow last year and Elena won in straight sets.

 
Charleston draw released
12th April 2008
 The draw for the Family Circle Cup in Charleston has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Jill Craybas of the United States or a qualifier.  Elena has played Craybas once before, here 6 years ago and Elena had to retire injured in the 2nd set.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #13 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.

Charleston is Elena's 1st clay event of 2008 and is a tier 1.  Elena didn't play here last year and her best result here was reaching the final in 2005.
Elena out of Amelia Island
6th April 2008
 Elena has pulled out of Amelia Island with the back injury that started in Miami.

Elena is still on the list to play Charleston, let's hope Elena can begin her 2008 clay season campaign there.  Charleston will begin on April 14th, so Elena has 1 week to decide what to do.
Elena pulls out of Miami with a back injury
2nd April 2008
 Elena has had to pull out of Miami with a back injury.  Elena was trailing #4 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 1-6 1-3 when she pulled out.  Elena said that the injury is new and thinks it's from playing on the hardcourts.

To read Elena's interview after the match click here.

There is a little bit of good news though, and that is Elena will be back in the top 10 when the new rankings are published on Monday.
Elena in Oriflame Catalogue
2nd April 2008
 Elena is featured in the Russian Oriflame catalogue.  There are 9 different photoss of Elena from modelling with a racquet to modelling the skincare range. 

Go to the photoss section to see all of the photoss.

Oriflame is a Swedish skincare and cosmetics company.
 
Elena into Miami Quarters
31st March 2008
 Elena is through to the quarters in Miami after she defeated Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-3 6-2 in 1 hour and 8 minutes.

In Elena's 3rd quarter-final appearance of the year she will play #4 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia.  They have played 5 times before and Elena trails the series 2-3 but the hardcourt head-to-head is 2-2.

This match will be played on Wednesday.
Elena battles into Miami last 16
30th March 2008
 Elena is through to the 4th round in Miami after she defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-0 6-7 6-4.  After Elena took the opening set without dropping a game it started to rain and it was a completely different match and Elena fought and came through to advance to the 4th round.

In the 4th round to be played on Monday, Elena will play Sabine Lisicki of Germany who upset #5 seed Anna Chakvetadze, Elena has never played the German before.
Elena into Miami 3rd round
29th March 2008
 Elena won her 1st match in Miami today as she advanced to the 3rd round.  Elena defeated Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine 6-0 6-4.

In the 3rd round to be played on Sunday, Elena will play Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, Elena has never played the teenage Slovak before.
Miami draw released
24th March 2008
 The draw for the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami has been released and Elena is the #10 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round she will play either Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine of Pauline Parmentier of France.  Elena has never played Parmentier before and played Bondarenko earlier this year in Paris and won in straight sets.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #20 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the 3rd round and is seeded to meet #5 seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia in the 4th round.

Miami is played on hardcourts and is a super tier 1 and Elena's best result here was reaching the final in 2004 and didn't play last year due to injury.
Elena pulls out of Indian Wells
5th March 2008
 Elena has pulled out of Indian Wells which starts next week with a shoulder injury and she has said that she will be back in action at Miami which begins on March 24th.
Elena wins Dubai!
1st March 2008
 Elena claimed her ninth WTA Tour singles title in Dubai, beating countrywoman Svetlana Kuznetsova in the night-time final, 4-6 6-3 -62.

Elena came out slowly versus world No.2 Kuznetsova in the final, dropping the first two games of the match and eventually the first set, but the fighting spirit that has helped her claw her way back so many times in the past rose from the ashes once again and she would concede only five more games the rest of the way, eventually notching the three set championship victory over her fellow Russian.

"I think I was playing wrong tactically in the first set; I was hitting the ball too short," Elena said. "I realized I had to move her around more and not just stay back and hit crosscourt, and I had to step in more and go for my forehand winners. I became more aggressive and it worked. It was a great match and I was playing really well, probably my best match in a long time."

"The whole week I had such a bad draw; this tournament is really popular and so everyone had it like that, but I'm just happy I was able to play my best at the end of the week," Elena said. "In the past I was playing Paris and Antwerp and so I didn't make it here, but I heard so many good things about it from the other players and I came this year. And I have no regrets!"
Elena into Dubai Final!
29th February 2008
 Elena is through to her 1st final of 2008 as she defeated unseeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy 5-7 7-5 6-2 to reach the final of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.  It was Elena's 2nd consecutive 3 set battle in a match that lasted nearly 3 hours.

In the final to be played on Saturday, Elena will play #2 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.  They have played 8 times before and Elena trails the series 3-5.
Elena defeats Ivanovic in Dubai to reach the semis!
28th February 2008
 Elena has kept her unbeaten run against #3 seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia intact today as she reached the semis in Dubai.  Elena defeated the world #2 5-7 6-3 6-3 in 2 and a half hours in a match the finished way after midnight.

In the Elena's 2nd semi-final appearance of the year, she will face unseeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy.  They have played 7 times before and Elena trails 3-4.  This match will be played at 19.00 local time on Friday.
 
Elena breezes through to Dubai Quarters
27th February 2008
 Elena is through to the quarters in Dubai after she defeated Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine 6-2 6-1 in under an hour to score her 2nd straight set win in Dubai

In the quarters to be played on Thursday, Elena will play #3 seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.  Elena has played Ivanovic 3 times before in WTA competition and leads the series 2-0 having won their last meeting on grass in 2006.
Elena defeats Schnyder in Dubai
25th February 2008
 Elena has played her 1st match in Dubai today as she defeated Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.  Elena won 7-5 6-0 in 1 hour and 21 minutes.  Elena now leads the series 8-7 with Schnyder

In the 2nd round to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine, they have played twice before and Elena leads the series 2-0.
Dubai draw released
23rd February 2008
 The draw for the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships has been released and Elena is the #8 seed and will face Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the 1st round.  They have played 14 times before and the series is tied 7-7.  If Elena wins that match she will play either Alona Bondarenko or Maria Kirilenko.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #3 seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the quarters whom Elena has never lost to.

Elena will be making her debut in Dubai this week.  Dubai is a tier 2 and played on hardcourts and has to be one of the strongest WTA events as Elena is playing a player ranked 12 in the 1st round, just one spot below her ranking.
Elena out of Paris
9th February 2008
 Elena is out of Paris after she lost 3-6 6-1 5-7 to #7 seed Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the semis.

Elena will now go back to Moscow for 1 week to prepare for the Middle East double.  Elena will play Doha which begins on February 18th and Dubai the week after.
 
Elena into Paris last 4
8th February 2008
 Elena is through to the semis in Paris after she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine 7-5 6-2 in 1 hour and 16 minutes.  This is Elena's 1st semi of 2008.

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will play #7 seed Agnes Szavay of Hungary, they have never played before.
Elena to play Bondarenko in Paris Quarters
7th February 2008
 Elena will play one of the Bondarenko sisters in the quarters in Paris.  Elena will play Kateryna whom she has never played before.

This match is the 2nd match Central Court and the schedule of play begins at 14.00 Paris time.
Elena into Paris Quarters
6th February 2008
 Elena is through to the quarters in Paris after she defeated #152 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 7-6 6-2. 

A tough 1st set for Elena which she eventually won 9-7 in the tie-break but showed her greater experience in the 2nd set as she took it 6-2.

In the quarters to be played on Friday Elena will play a Ukrainian -  either Kateryna Bondarenko or Yuliana Fedak.
Paris Schedule
5th February 2008
 Elena will play her 1st match at the Open Gaz de France in Paris on Wednesday evening at 19.00CET against #152 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.  Elena has never played the Czech player before.

4 photos of Elena at the WTA All Access  have been added.  Click on photos in the main menu to see them.
Paris draw released
3rd February 2008
 The draw for the Open Gaz de France in Paris, France has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will face either Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain or a qualifier.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #5 seed Nadia Petrova in the quarters.

Paris is played indoors and is a tier 2 event.  Elena has played here 6 times before and her best result was reaching the semis in 2003.  Elena didn't play here last year.
New Whirlpool Ad
21st January 2008
 Elena is featured in a brand new ad for Whirlpool.  Click on the photo opposite to see it bigger.

Elena, Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Amelie Mauresmo and Anna Chakvetadze are all in pictured modelling in a sauna.
Elena's Aussie dream over
20th January 2008
 Elena's Australian Open dream is over as she lost 2-6 0-6 to #5 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in 62 minutes. 

Unfortunately Elena ran into a player who was on fire today.
Elena into Australian Open last 16
17th January 2008
 Elena is through to the 4th round at the Australian Open after she defeated #17 seed Shahar Peer of Israel 6-2 6-0. 

Elena will play either #5 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in the 4th round.  Elena has played Sharapova 9 times before and trails the series 2-7.  This match will be played on Sunday.
 
Elena through to 3rd round in Melbourne
16th January 2008
 Elena had a bit of a scare at the Australian Open as she dropped the 1st set but she came through by defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 5-7 6-2 6-3 in 2 hours and 29 minutes.

In the 3rd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will play #17 seed Shahar Peer of Israel.  They have played 3 times before and Elena leads the series 2-1.
Elena wins 1st match at the Australian Open
14th January 2008
 Elena is through to the 2nd round at the Australian Open after she had a comfortable win over Tzipora Obziler of Israel 6-2 6-2.  Elena won the match in 1 hour and 19 minutes.

In the 2nd round to be played on Tuesday, Elena will face Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.  Elena has played the Spaniard twice before and the series is tied 1-1, the last meeting was at New Haven in 2005 which Medina Garrigues won in straight sets.
Australian Open draw released
10th January 2008
 The draw for the 1st Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open in Melbourne has been released and Elena is seeded 11 and will face Tzipora Obziler of Israel in the 1st round.  Elena has never played the Israeli before.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is Shahar Peer of Israel in the 3rd round and Elena is seeded to meet last year's finalist Maria Sharapova of Russia in the 4th round.  Elena will play her 1st match on either Monday or Tuesday.

Elena has reached the 4th round here 4 times: 2002, 2005 and 2007.  This is the Grand Slam were Elena hasn't had the best results.
Elena in shock Sydney loss
7th January 2008
 Elena's Australian Open preparation didn't go to plan today in Sydney as she was upset in the 1st round. 

Elena lost 1-6 5-7 to qualifier Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.

The Australian Open begins on January 14th.
 
Sydney draw released
5th January 2008
 The draw for the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia has been released and Elena is the #8 seed and will play a qualifier in the 1st round.  Elena is seeded to meet top seed Justine Henin of Belgium in the quarters.

Last year Elena lost in the 2nd round to Na Li of China and her best result here was reaching the semis in 2005.
Elena loses Hong Kong doubles final
5th January 2008
Elena and Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal lost the doubles final in the exhibition in Hong Kong today to Venus Williams of the United States and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark by the score of 4-6 4-6.
Elena defeated in Hong Kong Semis
4th January 2008
 Elena has been knocked out of the exhibition in Hong Kong.  Elena lost 3-6 3-6 to #4 seed Venus Williams of the United States.

Elena is still in the doubles event here and will play the final with Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal and they will play Williams and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark on Saturday.
Elena defeats Ivanovic in Hong Kong
3rd January 2008
 Elena won her 1st match of 2008 as she defeated world #4 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia to maintain her unbeaten record against the Serb. 

In the semis to be played tomorrow, Elena will play #3 seed Venus Williams of the United States, Elena played Williams here in the final 3 years ago and won that encounter.
Hong Kong Preview
1st January 2008
 Elena will play her 1st tournament of 2008 at an exhibition in Hong Kong.  8 players are entered and in the 1st round Elena will play Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.  Elena is also entered in the doubles and partners Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal and they play Ivanovic and Shuai Peng of China. 

Elena will play the doubles match on Wednesday and the singles match on Thursday.
Elena's new wax figure of herself showcased today in Moscow
30th October 2007
 There is an exhibition in Moscow titled 'Tennis and Art' which is sponsored by one of Elena's sponsor's Beeline and Elena was there today and unveiled a new wax figure of herself.

What do you think?  Do you think it looks like Elena?

Check out all the photos of Elena in the gallery by clicking here.
2007 over for Elena
17th October 2007
 Elena is out of Zurich after she had to retire with an injured left thigh.  Italian Francesca Schiavone was leading 6-4 1-6 2-4 when Elena had to retire.

The withdrawal ended the Elena 's hopes of qualifying for the season-ending WTA Championships in Madrrid.

Elena had this to say after the match: "Obviously I'm very disappointed about the result of the match and disappointed also that I couldn't have made it to Madrid.  But I'm still very happy about the tournament last week."

This is Elena's last tournament of the year and she will be back in action in January.
Zurich preview
15th October 2007
 After winning Moscow, Elena will head to Zurich to play the Zurich Open in Switzerland.  Elena is unseeded and will play Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the 1st round.  They have played 3 times before and the series is tied 3-3.  If Elena gets through that match she will play either Serena Williams or Patty Schnyder.

Elena's best result here was reaching the semis in 2004 and last year she lost her 1st match to Srebotnik.
Elena wins Moscow!
14th October 2007
 Elena has won the biggest and most important title of her career as she defeated #4 seed Serena Williams of the United States in the final of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.  Elena won 5-7 6-1 6-1 in 1 hour and 47 minutes to take the 8th title of her career and the 2nd title of the year.

This is 3rd time lucky for Elena in the Moscow final and she is also the 3rd Russian woman behind Anastasia Myskina and Anna Chakvetadze to take the home title.

Elena now has an outside shot of qualifying for the WTA Tour Championships in Madrid - Elena has been the only player to qualify for each Championships since 2000.  Elena will also return to the top 10 when the new rankings are released.  Elena gained 430 points here and is #10 with 2022 points.
Elena into Moscow Final!
13th October 2007
 Elena is through to the biggest final of the year for her today as she destroyed Dinara Safina of Russia 6-1 6-0 in 1 hour and 9 minutes.  This is Elena's 3rd appearance in the final in Moscow in what is one of Elena's most important events of the year.  Hopefully she will be 3rd time lucky here.

In the final Elena will play #4 seed Serena Williams of the United States, they have played 4 times and Williams has won each match in straight sets but this will be a very different occasion in Elena's hometown.
Elena into Moscow Semis
12th October 2007
 Elena is through to the semis in Moscow after she defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6 6-2 in 1 hour and 28 minutes.

In the semis to be played on Saturday, Elena will Dinara Safina of Russia.  Elena has played Safina 3 times before and trails the series 1-2, they have never played before indoors.
 
Elena into Moscow Quarters
10th October 2007
Elena is through to the quarters in Moscow after she defeated #7 seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-3 6-4.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play Victoria Azarenka of Belarus who upset #2 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia.  Elena has never played Azarenka before.
Elena wins 1st match in Moscow
9th October 2007
 Elena is through to the 2nd round in Moscow after she defeated qualifier Alica Molik of Australia.  Molik put up a strong challenge as Elena won 6-2 4-6 6-3 in 2 hours and 23 minutes.

In the 2nd round Elena will play #7 seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.  Elena has played Schnyder 13 times before and trails the series 6-7 but won here last year in the quarters against Schnyder in 2 very tight sets.
Moscow draw released
6th October 2007
 The draw for the Kremlin Cup in Moscow has been released and Elena is unseeded and will play a qualifier in the 1st round.  If Elena can get through that hurdle she will play either #7 seed Patty Schnyder or Emilie Loit.

For Elena this tournament is the highlight of the year and she has reached the final in 2001 and 2004.  Last year Elena reached the semis losing to eventual champion Anna Chakvetadze.
Elena out of Stuttgart
5th October 2007
 Elena is out of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart after she lost 4-6 4-6 to top seed Justine Henin of Belgium in the quarters.

Elena has had a good tournament this week defeating Mauresmo and Hantuchova and pushing Henin in both sets today.  Elena will next head to her home tournament of Moscow which begins on Monday.
Elena into Stuttgart Quarters
4th October 2007
 Elena is through to the quarters in Stuttgart after she defeated #8 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-4 6-4 in 1 hour and 33 minutes.

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will face top seed Justine Henin of Belgium.  Elena has played the Belgian 10 times before and trails the series 2-7, but she did win the last meeting at Indian Wells in March last year.
 
Elena defeats Mauresmo in Stuttgart
2nd October 2007
 It was a tough 1st round for Elena in Stuttgart, but she came through with flying colours today as she defeated Amelie Mauresmo of France.  Elena won 6-2 7-5 in 1 hour and 26 minutes.

The draw doesn't get any easier as she will play #8 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, Elena has played Hantuchova 11 times before and leads the series 8-3, the last meeting was in Los Angeles in August when Hantuchova had to pull out injured while Elena was leading 6-3 4-1.
Stuttgart draw released
30th September 2007
 The draw for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany has been released and Elena is unseeded and will play Amelie Mauresmo of France in the 1st round.  Mauresmo is also unseeded and Elena has played Mauresmo 13 times before and trails the series 3-8, most of the meetings were in the later stages of tournaments but due to the strong draw here both players are unseeded.

Last year Elena reached the quarters and her best result here was reaching the semis in 2002 and 2005.
Elena out of Beijing
20th September 2007
 Elena is out of Beijing after she lost 6-7 1-6 to Lindsay Davenport of the United States who is playing only her 2nd tournament after having a baby. 

It was a very close set which could have gone either way but Davenport raised her level in the 2nd set.  Elena didn't help her cause serving 12 double-faults during the match.
Elena sets up Davenport meeting in Beijing
20th September 2007
 Elena is comfortably through to the quarters in Beijing after she defeated Tamira Paszek of Austria6-2 6-0.

In the quarters Elena will play Lindsay Davenport of the United States who is playing only her 2nd tournament after having a baby.  Davenport leads the series 10-5 but Elena won the last match at the US Open 2 years ago in a thrilling 3 set battle.  This match will begin at 12.30 Beijing time.
Elena to play Paszek in Beijing
19th September 2007
 Elena will begin her Beijing campaign on Thursday against teenager Tamira Paszek of Austria in the 2nd round.  The match is the 2nd match of the day and the schedule begins at 12.30.  They have played once before at Wimbledon this year which Paszek won in 3 sets.

Check out all the Elena photos in the gallery!
 
Beijing draw released
15th September 2007
 The draw for the China Open in Beijing has been released and Elena is the #4 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round Elena will play either Tamira Paszek of Austria of Jill Craybas of the United States.

The 1st seed Elena can meet is #8 seed Eleni Danillidou of Greece but there is a very strong chance that it could be Lindsay Davenport of the United States.  Elena is placed in the bottom half of the draw on #2 seed Jelena Jankovic's half.

Elena was the champion here in 2003 when the event was held in Shanghai but hasn't played here since.  That was the only year that Elena played this event.
Elena out of US Open
31st August 2007
In one of the biggest upsets in the tournament so far, Elena has been defeated by Sybille Bammer of Austria.  Elena lost 1-6 2-6 in 1 hour and 22 minutes.  This is Elena's 2nd straight loss in a Grand Slam to an Austrian player - Elena lost in the 3rd round at Wimbledon to Tamira Paszek.
Elena into last 32 at the US Open
29th August 2007
 Elena is through to the 3rd round at the US Open after she defeated Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic 6-3 6-2. 

In the 3rd round to be played on Friday, Elena will play #19 seed Sybille Bammer of Austria.  Elena has played Bammer once before in a challenger on clay in 1998 and won in 3 sets.
Elena starts US Open campaign with a win
27th August 2007
 Elena has won her 1st match at the US Open today as she defeated Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France 6-4 6-3 in 1 hour and 19 minutes. 

In the next round Elena will play Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic, Elena has never played her before.

 
Elena retires in New Haven against Kuznetsova
24th August 2007
Elena had to pull out of her semi-final match in New Haven today against top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.  Kuznetsova was leading 6-4 3-6 0-3 when Elena retired with some kind of illness.  Elena played a good first set but slowly the match started to turn in Kuznetsova's favour in hot conditions.  Hopefully this was just a precaution as the US Open is starting on Monday.
Elena defeats Bartoli in New Haven
23rd August 2007
 Elena is through to the semis in New Haven after she upset #3 seed Marion Bartoli of France 6-4 6-2 in 1 hour and 29 minutes.  This is Elena's 2nd straight win over Bartoli on hardcourts since Bartoli reached the Wimbledon final in July. 

In the semis to be played tomorrow Elena will play top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.  Elena has played Kuznetsova 7 times before and trails the series 3-4.  The last meeting was at the WTA Championships last year which Elena lost in 3 sets and they played here in the quarters last year which Elena also lost in 3 sets.
 
Elena through to New Haven quarters
22nd August 2007
 Elena is through to the quarters  in New Haven after she defeated Ashley Harkleroad of the United States 6-1 7-6 in 1 hour and 46 minutes.  In the quarters to be played tomorrow, Elena will play #3 seed Marion Bartoli of France, they have played 5 times before and Elena leads the series 3-2 and won the last meeting in San Diego only a few weeks ago.
 
US Open draw released
22nd August 2007
 The draw for the 4th and final Grand Slam of the year at the US Open has been released and Elena is the #14 seed and will play Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France in the 1st round.  They have played 3 times before and Elena has won each match.  Elena is seeded to meet #3 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the 4th round.

Last year Elena lost in the quarters to Jankovic and of course Elena's best result here was reaching the final in 2004.
Elena wins New Haven 1st round
20th August 2007
 Elena is through to the 2nd round in New Haven after she defeated Mara Santangelo of Italy 6-2 3-6 6-0 in 1 hour and 36 minutes. 

In the 2nd round, Elena will play Ashley Harkleroad of the United States, they have played once before at San Diego last year on hardcourts and Elena won in straight sets.

Elena was also debuted a new outfit today, more photos can be found in the gallery.
New Haven draw released
17th August 2007
 The draw for the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven has been released and Elena is the #6 seed and will face Mara Santangelo of Italy in the 1st round.  Elena has played Santangelo once before at Berlin in May this year on clay and won in 3 sets.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #3 seed Marion Bartoli of France in the quarters.

New Haven is a regular stop for Elena, having played here every year since 2000 and her best result was reaching the semis in 2003 and 2005.  Last year Elena lost in the quarters to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Elena out of Toronto
16th August 2007
 Elena is out of Toronto after she lost to Francesca Schiavone of Italy Elena lost 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round match.

Elena had just one ace and double-faulted 13 times in the marathon match, which was 16 minutes short of the three-hour mark.

Later on in the day, Elena retired from her 2nd round doubles match with a right hamstring strain.
 
Toronto draw released
11th August 2007
 The draw for the Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada has been released and Elena is the #8 seed and has a bye in the 1st round.  In the 2nd round, she will play either Tamira Paszek of Austria or Francesca Schiavone of Italy.  Elena has played Paszek once before at Wimbledon this year and lost in 3 sets and the series is tied 2-2 with Schiavone.  This match will be played on Tuesday or Wednesday.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #12 seed Tatiana Golovin of France.

Elena didn't play here last year and her best result was reaching the semis in 2003.
Elena out of Los Angeles
10th August 2007
 Elena was unable to do a repeat of last year as she lost 3-6 4-6 to top seed Maria Sharapova of Russia in the quarters.  Elena lost the match in 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Unfortunately Elena was unable to defend her title and will next play Toronto which begins on Monday.
Elena into Los Angeles Quarters
9th August 2007
 Elena is through to the quarters at Los Angeles after Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia had to retire with an upper respiratory illness.  Elena was leading 6-3 4-1. 

In the quarters to be played on Friday, Elena will play top seed Maria Sharapova.  Elena has played Sharapova 8 times before and trails the series 2-6, but won here last year in the semis on the way to winning the title.
 
Elena storms through to LA 3rd round
8th August 2007
 Elena is continuing her good form in LA as she is through to the 3rd round dropping only 2 games.  Elena defeated Madison Brengle of the United States 6-2 6-0. 

In the 3rd round to be played on Thursday, Elena will play Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.  Elena has played Hantuchova 9 times before and leads the series 6-3.  The last meeting was at New Haven last year and Elena won in 3 sets.
Elena through in Los Angeles
7th August 2007
 Elena had an easy win over Ekaterina Makarova today in Los Angeles in her quest to defend her title.  Elena won 6-3 6-1 in 1 hour and 6 minutes. 

In the 2nd round to be played on Wednesday, Elena will play US wildcard Madison Brengle.  Elena has never faced Brengle before.
 
Elena to play Makarova in Los Angeles
6th August 2007
The qualifiers have been placed and Elena will play Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the quarters at Los Angeles.  Elena has never played #168 Makarova before.  This match will be played on Tuesday.
Los Angeles draw released
5th August 2007
 The draw for the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles has been released and Elena is the #9 seed and will face a qualifier in the 1st round.  The 1st seed Elena can meet is #6 seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the 3rd round and top seed Maria Sharapova of Russia could loom in the quarters.

Elena is the defending champion here after winning a thrilling final over Jelena Jankovic last year.

 
Elena out of San Diego
 5th August 2007
 Elena is out of San Diego at the semi-final stage after she lost 6-7 0-6 to Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.

Even though Elena lost today, she still had a very good tournament and for getting a win over Wimbledon finalist, Marion Bartoli.  Hopefully this is something she can keep on building on for a good run at the US Open.
 
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4th August 2007
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